Chapter 212: Gimmick

However, he still has to divide the priorities.

"First of all, as I said, first establish an intelligence network in the Chu State. However, you should be aware that all people in the intelligence agencies are only responsible for gathering intelligence and nothing else. The information obtained must be carefully checked for correctness.

After receiving the information, give it to me, and I will make a final decision. "In the Ming Dynasty, Jinyiwei and Dongchang, in addition to collecting intelligence, even had the right to try the first-class members of the court, and they were excessively granted rights, which caused the ministers to panic.

This has turned the intelligence agencies into tools for personal gain. The job of the intelligence agencies is to gather intelligence, and if they are given excessive powers, it is likely to lead to the misinterpretation of good scriptures.

"Yes." Both of them answered at the same time.

"When this matter enters your ears, you have to rot it in my stomach, and even the closest family members cannot reveal a word." The intelligence agency must be secretive, otherwise everyone will know about it, and then the previous work will be wasted.

"King Zhuang rest assured, Weichen will never reveal half a word." Cheng Jia immediately assured.

"The minister is lonely, and he can't find anyone if he wants to tell others." Qin Qian spread his hands.

"In addition to the establishment of an intelligence agency, there is also an urgent need to expand the army." This time, in the battle with the Jin Kingdom, he only brought 30,000 soldiers and horses on the weekend, but this is also the limit of the number of soldiers and horses he can bring. If you bring too much, the security of the Chu State itself will be affected. In the past, the Chu State really had no money, and the Qiao woman could cook without rice, and she clearly saw the problem, but she could only do so. Now, with the three thousand taels of silver from the Jin Kingdom, you can also expand the soldiers.

Cheng Jia hesitated for a moment, and said: "King Zhuang, although three thousand taels is not a small amount, but while expanding the army, we must also build an intelligence agency, and I am afraid that the funds will not be enough." ”

"Intelligence agencies don't happen overnight, and they don't cost that much money for a while. In addition, you can start by running some liquor shops and teahouses. Use the surplus from running liquor stores and teahouses to maintain the intelligence agency. ”

Qin Qian asked, "King Zhuang, we can't run a wine shop or a teahouse or something!" ”

"It's easy to run a liquor store and a teahouse, as long as you have signature products." Let Cheng Jia and Qin Qian run wine shops and teahouses, needless to say, Chu will definitely be able to get a store in a good location. With a good location, and then there are products that can be used, I am not afraid of no customers. As long as you run it well, you can make a profit.

As for the signature products, the liquor store uses some distilled spirits, and the alcohol concentration and aroma are not afraid that they will not attract customers. Teahouse, the teahouse during the Warring States period was actually a brothel. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the famous minister Guan Zhong used to run a brothel, one to expand the source of tax revenue, and the other to recruit heroes and celebrities.

However, there is no interest in opening a brothel on the weekend, which has been going on for thousands of years. However, it can be imitated as some teahouses in later generations, with seats upstairs and downstairs, private rooms upstairs, and a stage in the middle. When guests arrive at the teahouse, they can drink tea and watch plays.

During the Warring States Period, a complete art of opera had not yet developed, and it was just a performance of the opera during the sacrifice. The performance method of the opera is very simple and simple, just dancing and dancing.

If you add some storylines and character dialogues to it, the drama will be rich and colorful, and it should attract customers. And it caters to the preferences of heroes and celebrities during the Warring States period. "Water Margin" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" must be loved by those heroes and celebrities.

"As for where the signature products come from, I'll solve this point, so you don't have to worry." Whether it's distilled spirits or scripts, you can make them yourself on the weekend.

The system helplessly pops up the subtitle: Warning! "Three Margins" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" will only appear after a thousand years, and the host let them appear in the Warring States Period, with a red card warning.

It's another verbal warning, and I don't bother to pay attention to it on the weekend. Every time I ask for something from the system, it pulls the buckle and the cord. If you can't follow the system, you still don't allow him to be self-reliant?

"Weichen forgot that King Zhuang knows immortal spells, and he must have the elixir jade liquid brewed by the immortals himself in his hands. In this way, Weichen is relieved. "The wine made by the immortals must not be ordinary, and once it is released, people in the world will definitely rush to it.

Weekend nodded. "Immortal brewing? That's a good gimmick! It can play a good publicity effect and open up popularity in a short time. "During the Warring States Period, there were few entertainment items for the common people, but anything that was a little new could be known by them.

Cheng Jia and Qin Qian didn't understand what he meant by gimmicks, publicity, and popularity, and glanced at each other, but only saw the doubts in each other's eyes.

Cheng Jia shrugged his shoulders, what kind of immortal language is Xu.

"I'll leave it to the two of you, but there's still a division of labor. Although it is said that those who can work hard, I don't want you to be tired and sick for state affairs. Cheng Jialai was in charge of the expansion of the army, and Qin Qian was in charge of assisting. The establishment of the year pole is in charge of Qin Qian, and once you agree with each other, it will be decided by Qin Qian. ”

Qin Qian came from a small family in the Chu State, and his status today depends on King Zhuang, and his future career and future will also depend on King Zhuang, and he will never be careful. Cheng Jia is different, he relies on Zu Yin to sit in Ling Yin's position, there is no free lunch in the world.

While Cheng Jia enjoys the shadow of his ancestors, he must also be responsible for the entire family and make profits for his family planning. Although he is afraid of King Zhuang's power and has no second heart for King Zhuang, there are still small actions to seek a little personal interest for his family without affecting King Zhuang's power.

The second is that the expansion of the army is related to the national interests of the Chu State, and Cheng Jia understands the importance of this matter in his heart, so he will not make small moves. So over the weekend, I handed over the expansion of the army to Cheng Jia. He believed that Cheng Jia's interests of the Chu State were higher than the interests of the family, but just in case, he still let Qin Qian be the head of the intelligence agency and play a role in monitoring and restraining Cheng Jia.

When giving trust to your courtiers, don't forget to leave some means. This is the Emperor's Mind Technique, even if it is the Ancient Saint Monarch, it is inevitable to use some Imperial Mind Technique, and the weekend will certainly not be an exception.

Cheng Jia and the weekend can be regarded as living and dying together. However, the weekend is very clear that he is now the king of Zhuang, and he must be careful and not make any mistakes.

"There is no way, to manage the country, you must use the imperial mind." Weekend's eyes sank, and he said secretly in his heart. "Alas, being an emperor is really tiring."

Cheng Jia didn't think it was so complicated. I only feel that King Zhuang trusts him by entrusting him with such an important matter as expanding the army. As for the intelligence agency being in charge of Qin Qian, he just felt that King Zhuang was trying not to let him bear too many things, so as not to make him work too hard.

He Qin Gan got the order of King Zhuang, and he began to deploy and implement.