It's not that they're unsettled and easily excited.

On the contrary, these people are the best works in Li Shi's hands, and their hearts are as strong as a rock. It's just that because of this business, their reputation is too misunderstood, and they even look down on them.

On the contrary, the role they play is huge.

The original meaning of "fine" is micro and small, and people with humble status are called "fine people", and ordinary people are called "fine people"; "Doing" is a thing and a cause, and espionage work does not belong to large-scale operations on the frontal battlefield, but is secretive, much like a lowly thing, so it is called "meticulous work".

Because what he does is sneaky, flattery, duplicity, deception, gaining trust, and arbitrage information, he is extremely discordant with the mainstream values of society, so he is also very despised by people.

So their social status is very low.

And Wei Renshi's words recognized them, affirmed them, and praised them, which naturally made them feel quite grateful in their hearts.

In reality, however, their contribution to the country was no less than that of the scholars.

Including those craftsmen and the like, they have all made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, but their social status is humble and pitiful.

"Rest assured, with the birth of the spy, the word fine will gradually disappear, and in its place, there will be an honorable title - spy! As the role of spies grows and grows, the profession will be taken seriously, their contributions recognized, and respected! Wei Renshi said solemnly to a few people.

Several people glanced at each other, and they all saluted in unison: "I am willing to help Lord Wei!" ”

Wei Renshi raised his hand to help a few people up and said, "It is said that the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first." In fact, I thought that this sentence should be that the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the intelligence comes first! Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles. How can you know yourself and your opponent? Then you have to rely on intelligence work. Only by fighting a good intelligence war and grasping the initiative in intelligence can we grasp the initiative in an all-out war. Therefore, intelligence work is the first thing to be done in war, and it must be done well, and its importance is no less than that of grain and grass. ”

Several people listened and nodded yes. Ding Liuyong said: "Lord Wei is very right! The old slave has done a lifetime of meticulous work, and when he is old, he can hear Lord Wei say this, it is worth it! ”

"Where, Mr. Ding's original identity is, it should be taken this opportunity to teach these spy students, so that they can pass on the original nature of this spy." Wei Renshi said with a smile.

Ding Liuyong is the leader of these people sent by Li Shi, and he is also the oldest veteran among these people. He has worked hard for Li Shi all his life, and his skills are by no means covered.

"The old slaves and others must give their own money, and they will never hide their secrets!" Ding Liuyong is colorful.

Wei Renshi smiled again: "It's not early today, I met a few gentlemen like old friends, why don't we have a meal together, so let's talk about it." Why don't you go to my house, and I'll set up a family feast for a few people. ”

When a few people heard this, they were very happy, and Ding Liuyong said: "Since Lord Wei appreciates his face, the old slave and others will climb high!" I have long heard that the family banquet in Lord Wei's mansion is very novel, and it is really an honor to be able to taste it today. ”

Wei Renshi greeted them with a smile, went out together to call Li Liang and several other Guoyi captains, and went to Wei Renshi's house together.

After a meal, I don't say much.

At the end of the meal, everyone was satisfied, and between idle conversations, they only heard Li Liang say: "It would be good if the spies who trained before came back, they could help teach, and they could also learn with Mr. Ding and a few gentlemen." ”

Wei Renshi nodded and said: "Yes, their training is in a hurry, in fact, they are not qualified, if they can get the guidance of a few gentlemen, they will definitely be able to meet the requirements of a qualified Datang spy." ”

"Speaking of which, they've been out for so long, and only one message has come back. I don't know if any of the people sent by His Majesty can get through to them. Li Liang said.

Ding Liuyong is a few of the emperor's meticulous works, which can be described as secret agents in the hands of the emperor, and such things will naturally not be hidden from them, and among the people sent by Li Shi, there are people selected by Ding Liuyong, and he naturally knows about rice seeds.

I only heard him sigh and say, "This is also something that can't be helped." Careful reporting is mostly a confidential matter. Most of these things are 800 miles to expedit. It's just that Guangzhou is too far away from Chang'an, not to mention that they may still be in the kingdom, so it's even farther. Among them, the transmission of the letter is even slower. ”

Listening to Ding Liuyong's words, Wei Renshi suddenly had a thought in his mind, and he hurriedly asked: "Mr. Ding, do you know how long it will take to transmit the news from Guangzhou to Chang'an, if you use a fast horse?" ”

Ding Liuyong thought for a moment, and then replied: "If it is 800 miles in an emergency, and it will take less than seven days, more than ten days, and about eight or nine days to reach Chang'an." ”

Wei Renshi nodded, eight hundred miles is urgent, that is, eight hundred miles a day, which is based on the route of the official road, and the horses must be changed at the post station on the way. There are very few horses that can really travel thousands of miles a day, and those horses that are used for 800 miles of expedited horses can only reach speeds of 70 or 80 kilometers per hour.

And in the middle, we also have to consider the body of the messenger, and in many cases, when the urgent message of the eight hundred miles arrives, the body of the messenger also crosses.

However, there is an animal that can return on its own without human control after training, and the speed is much faster than the 800-mile rush!

A trained pigeon can reach speeds of more than 90 kilometers per hour, and due to the biological habits of the pigeon, it will basically "go home" as soon as possible around the clock in addition to eating before returning home, and will look for the nearest route without being restricted by official roads.

The legend of flying pigeons has been around ancient times, and the Egyptians began to use pigeons to deliver letters as early as about the third millennium BC.

China is also an ancient country of pigeon breeding, with a long history, although in the first period, the use of carrier pigeons to transmit letters is mainly limited to the south, Guangzhou and other places in later generations, but as early as the Han Dynasty, there have been records of the use of pigeons to transmit letters, but there is no large-scale application development.

If a group of trained carrier pigeons living in Chang'an were brought to Guangzhou, then these spies could use carrier pigeons to fly pigeons to spread the word!

In this way, the time for the letter to be transmitted back can be saved by at least 30% or more!

It is self-evident that military aircraft are fleeting, and they can save half the time to get military intelligence from the front, and what this means for war is self-evident.

At that moment, Wei Renshi hurriedly asked: "Mr. Ding, Brother Li, but I don't know where to get pigeons and pigeon breeders in Chang'an City?!" ”