Chapter 516: Consolidation

"Ye Jingluo, if people know that these things are all at your behest, I'm afraid that the imperial court will impeach you." Nie Rui said.

Nie Rui secretly came to Zhongjun Town two days ago. As the head of the Intelligence Bureau, he had chatted with Ye Tao countless times about various intelligence investigations, as well as developing suitable tools for intelligence officers. The establishment of the intelligence bureau was the suggestion of Ye Tao and Tan Weixin, and now, Nie Rui has long grown into a much more professional intelligence leader than the half-Ye Tao and Tan Weixin, and everyone in the DPRK and China is in awe of him, but in any case, his gratitude to Ye Tao and Tan Weixin has never changed. From an officer in charge of clerical and military intelligence collation, who is only of a relatively appropriate rank, to now the most important and hottest officer in the DPRK, the difference is too great. And what fascinates him even more is that the field of intelligence is so fascinating. Although he certainly can't go on a field mission as the top official in charge of intelligence work in a country, the feeling of being able to learn about all kinds of unbelievable things is really fascinating.

After the airship series of incidents finally came to an end, Nie Rui was able to withdraw to communicate with Ye Tao about how the intelligence work against Northern Liao should be arranged. As for several other countries, is there any opportunity to grasp and arrange several more important intelligence work. In particular, the most important sources of information, their communication has always come out of your mouth, directly into my ears, without going through anyone. They can deploy according to what they know, and they will not tell their subordinates and the discernment, whether it is about Kong Xinhua, Sun Boping, or the Song family, their caution in this regard is not unreasonable.

"I don't care about this kind of thing for a long time," Ye Tao replied calmly. "Now, how's it going on your side? Lots of fun stuff, right? ”

Ye Tao refers to Kong Xinhua's line, and now Ye Tao has handed over Kong Xinhua's line to Nie Rui to operate. After all, there is too much distance between Zhongjun Town and Yanjing, and the communication between the two sides has to be detoured, which is really not efficient, but now Beiliao may have important decisions and changes anytime and anywhere.

Nie Rui said with a smile: "A guy who can often meet the lord of the Northern Liao Kingdom can certainly give us a lot of good material." But...... Ye Jingluo, you handed over the airship to Beiliao, this is really a bit dangerous. If nothing else, our own good boys are likely to be directly threatened by local airships. ”

"It's a real problem, and I hesitated at first, but in the end, I decided to reveal the airship technology a little bit. On the one hand, Chunnan is already doing this kind of thing, and they themselves are still half-hangers, and they have begun to use airship technology to make trouble with us. Jiang Yan is indeed a very smart person, this trick, even if others know that they did it, there is no way, they will still be fooled, even if it is a feud Xi Ling. In addition, after some research done by the Workshop Research Institute, the chief technician of the Airship Workshop came to the conclusion that with the technical level of Xiling, Chunnan, and Beiliao, the cost of mass-producing things that reach the level of the second-generation airships we have here is seven, four, and twelve times that of the same airships, respectively. This trick is almost incomprehensible to Northern Liao. I can tell you...... In Yip's Workshop, the cost of producing one of the most basic models of airships is only 800 silver dollars. By next year, the war against Northern Liao is over, and I am thinking about whether to suggest to His Majesty that airships can also be sold to ordinary people. Although there are a lot of relevant regulations to be formulated, it can also allow airships to enter the homes of ordinary people. For the country, such a big industry, such a big profit, I'm afraid we can all think of it, right? But Kong Xinhua, you also asked, the most basic test airship produced by Beiliao has not yet entered the mass production stage, and the cost is already nearly 10,000 taels of silver. Whether it is compared with the number or the combat effectiveness, I will not be afraid of the Northern Liao. Moreover, we already have a sharp weapon to fight airships, just imagine, when Beiliao swears to prepare for an airship battle with us, it is annihilated in one fell swoop, what kind of result will it have for the morale of the people? I was really looking forward to a big win, and I didn't seem so interested in small-scale cannibalization that actually worked better. A big victory may cost me a lot in a single battle, but it also gives me a chance to force Northern Liao down. ”

"If there is such an opportunity...... It's really worth the risk. But there are too many variables...... We are here to say that it is okay, and there is no way to explain it to the DPRK and China. Nie Rui sighed, he knew that Ye Tao was very annoyed by the guys who impeached him, and he also knew that burying his head in doing things like this for a long time would always have an impact on Ye Tao's own reputation. For those guys who work for Ye Tao, this kind of thing is also quite troublesome. Nie Rui understands that Ye Tao, Tan Weixin, and Dai Yun are low-key, and they know that their high positions and powers will inevitably attract covetousness and dissatisfaction, especially when they dominate the party, and the power they hold now is almost no less than that of Tan Xiaopei, and I am afraid that such power will continue to expand for a period of time. If they really want to retire and enjoy the good life they have created, I am afraid that they really have to wait for the world to be unified.

"There is no need to explain," Ye Tao said with a smile: "However, the imperial court should determine as soon as possible, and when the war on the Northern Liao side is over, how to deal with the geographical division, and who should be in charge." No matter what, it can't be hung under the Northern Xinjiang Economic Strategy Mansion, right? The boundaries of my management are too big...... If I stuff Beiliao into it again, I will definitely stop picking on it. ”

Nie Rui smiled, it was not that Tan Xiaopei had not considered this issue, and he had also talked to him about it several times. The general policy is already in place, but Tan Xiaopei has not finally made up his mind. Nie Rui said: "Now, Your Majesty belongs to Lord Chi Xianpingchi...... But I'm afraid this is not something that the DPRK and China can easily fight for. Anyway, I don't mix with this thing. ”

Nie Rui said it easily, but how could he not be involved? His Majesty likes Chi Xianping, on the one hand, because his rank and influence are enough, and he also has two good sons, Chi Yun and Chi Lei. After passing through Northern Liao, it must be inseparable from the army, and it must be able to control the Northern Liao, suppress the strong people's customs, and have enough courage to deal with all kinds of resisting troops, Chi Yun is a heavy general of the forbidden army, and he has been preparing for the battles of Xiling and Chunnan all these years, although there are not many military merits, but the rank is still raised, just to be able to suppress other officers in the future, this will definitely not move. But Chi Lei is different, most of Tan Xiaopei's thoughts are to hand over Tan Weiran and Chi Lei to Chi Xianping for use. With Tan Weiran's support, Chi Xianping's authority is guaranteed, and others dare not make irresponsible remarks, and Chi Lei and Tan Weiran's partnership has won a great reputation in Northern Liao, and this prestige is probably enough. It's just that the two armies of the frost wolf and the silver wings, are they willing to talk about Weiran and Chi Lei? Chi Lei is the number one scout in the world, although he is not bad at governing local things, but that is definitely not what he is willing to do. Moreover, most of them will attack the affairs of the father and son in the Northern Liao......

Ye Tao thought for a while and said, "Chi Lei should still leave it to me, and I will give Old General Yu Fuzhong a helping hand to Lord Taiwei?" After all, General Yu is old, and he muttered there after the war with Xiling ended a while ago, saying that he couldn't fight the war, but he was reluctant to disarm and return to the field...... General Yu Lao brought out all the garrison battalions in Northern Xinjiang, and he is very skilled in this aspect, what do you think? ”

Nie Rui smiled and said, "That's unbelievable, I'll go back and tell Your Majesty about this matter, or will you send a telegram directly?" ”

Ye Tao shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't have any opinion, but if I directly recommend General Yu, I'm afraid ...... Someone should be unhappy again. ”

Nie Rui was also a little helpless, and then, he said: "Your Majesty has something to tell me, he asked me to borrow some money from you, and simply finished the renovation of Zhongjun Town." His Majesty said that from Gondor to Yanjing, there must be a place to turn around. And the town of Zhongjun ...... Seems pretty good. However, now that His Majesty has no money in his hands, you have to advance this money first. ”

"Huh?" Ye Tao was slightly surprised: "Your Majesty also thought of it." Your Majesty doesn't have to be so aggrieved...... It is clear that His Majesty does not intend to repay the money. Well, taking advantage of the fact that this is still my territory, I will pay for this money. Zhongjun Town will inevitably be an important town in the future, everyone can see this, and now it has begun to make a big move. ”

Nie Rui sighed, he originally thought it was some strengthening and repair projects, which made Zhongjun Town look a little like a big construction site. After all, the current Zhongjun Town is an out-and-out heavy military cantonment area, and constantly strengthening defense is the meaning of the topic. But unexpectedly, Ye Tao had already begun to consider the function of Zhongjun Town from another aspect.

With Ye Tao's explanation, Nie Rui knew what kind of changes were taking place in Zhongjun Town. City walls and the like, Ye Tao didn't pay too much attention, Zhongjun Town may have been rushed, but in the future, this is just an important hub in the north of the entire Dongping Empire, it doesn't have to be a military town, the possibility of withstanding the impact of the army is very small, as for the future, what will happen again, Ye Tao feels that he doesn't need to think too much. On the one hand, Ye Tao used the sufficient troops and manpower at hand to repair the roads around Zhongjun Town, the office space of the Communication Bureau and other institutions is very spacious, and the branches of the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Bureau and the Commerce and Trade Bureau are also in place, and these officials will be handed over to the chief executive of the Northern Liao side in the future, whether Chi Xianping is in charge of this matter or not, at least lay the foundation for a new Northern Liao. The Bureau of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry has now begun to make arrangements for the summer harvest, and after a bumper harvest with low taxes, the areas now occupied can be said to have been completely consolidated. Originally, the Commerce and Trade Bureau was still worried about whether it could attract merchants here, but it didn't expect that Ye Tao's garrison here would be protracted, and the various needs of the sergeants and officers alone could drive a large market, and businessmen flocked to it. After coming here, I actually saw Ye Tao's efforts for the prosperity of this place in the future, and naturally I was more confident in the future. Although this kind of "investment promotion" may cost a lot of money on military spending, the effect is indeed excellent. With enough population and enough movement of goods and people, the position of Zhongjun Town will continue to be consolidated. Moreover, in order to show his attention and love for Zhongjun Town, Ye Tao even took a break and contributed some of his own designs to Zhongjun Town......