Yang He smiled: "Didn't you hear it outside the door just now?" ”

"Lord Yang, I didn't deliberately eavesdrop, I just wanted to wait for that guerrilla to come out." Zhao Liangdong said busily.

Yang He waved his hand: "It doesn't matter if you eavesdrop on purpose or not, the key is what you think in your heart." ”

Zhao Liangdong nodded, slowly picked up the wine glass, drank it all in one gulp, and then looked at Yang He and said: "Mr. Yang Qian, he is just a post man, he has to raise so many families, and he also accepts a concubine, doesn't Yang Qian think it's strange?" ”

Yang He pondered for a while when he heard this: "You mean, you have another income?" ”

Zhao Liangdong said with a smile: "Lord Yang is really powerful, I want to understand the joints at once, don't hide it from Lord Yang, the villain is the peripheral spy of the East Factory." ”

"East Factory? Perimeter spies? Listening to Zhao Liangdong's words, Yang He couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Yang He had heard of the two famous spy agencies of the Ming Dynasty.

One of these two spy agencies is called Jinyiwei, and the other is Dongchang.

Moreover, Yang He also knew that the East Factory was under the jurisdiction of the Tai Supervision, and its authority was greater than that of Jinyiwei.

Yang He didn't expect that Zhao Liangdong was actually a peripheral spy of the East Factory.

After pondering for a while, Yang He was suddenly relieved that if the Dongchang spies wanted to find out the news, they naturally had to use some identities, or develop some people with convenient identities as peripheral spies.

The post house often receives official messengers, and it is most convenient to inquire about the news, and they all want Zhao Liangdong to help them find out the news, how could those people in the East Factory not think of it?

It's just that the identity of the spies on the periphery of the East Factory is so secret, why did Zhao Liangdong tell himself? Does he not want to do it anymore? But is the secret agent of the East Factory that he said that if he doesn't want to do it, he can stop doing it?

Yang He said his doubts, and Zhao Liangdong smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Lord Yang doesn't know, I haven't seen the arrest of the supervisor for half a year, and I haven't received the secret salary of the East Factory for half a year. ”

"Oh?" Yang He couldn't help but ponder when he heard this.

As a well-organized spy agency, a point like Zhao Liangdong will definitely not be known to only one person, even if something happens to Zhao Liangdong's direct line, there will be other people to take over this point, but now Zhao Liangdong has not contacted the line for half a year, and he has not received the fee for half a year, there is only one possibility, that is, there is a problem with this agency.

After pondering for a while, Yang He asked, "Is there something wrong with the East Factory?" ”

Zhao Liangdong said: "Lord Yang is amazing, there is indeed an accident in the East Factory, the factory owner Lu Shou was dismissed last year, and then there has been no new factory manager arranged above." ”

(Note: According to the information, Lu Shou served as the eunuch of the Admiral of Dongchang from the 42nd year of Wanli to the 47th year of Wanli, and was promoted to the eunuch of the Si Li Supervisor and the Seal of the Seal in the 47th year of Wanli, and Wei Zhongxian was appointed as the Governor and Eunuch of Dongchang in the winter of the third year of the Apocalypse.) In the middle of the past few years, it has not been found who served as the governor and eunuch of Dongchang, so Lu Shou is still serving as the governor and eunuch of Dongchang, and after Lu Shou was dismissed, the position of commander of Dongchang was temporarily vacant. ）

"Upper?" Yang He was surprised in his heart, and then suddenly said: "You just said that the emperor didn't arrange it, and it would be over?" ”

Zhao Liangdong shook his head: "I'm afraid that the emperor may not be able to come up with any ideas." ”

After a pause, Zhao Liangdong continued: "I heard that the emperor is only eighteen years old this year, and he doesn't seem to have read any books, and he only knows how to do carpentry all day long. ”

"Carpentry? You said that the emperor likes to do carpenter work? "Yang He is surprised.

Zhao Liangdong said: "I have also heard of the lowly position, whether it is true or not, and the lowly position does not know." ”

Yang He shook his head, this matter is probably true.

Because if everyone says that this emperor is not good, they can give him countless insults, but they will never scold him for being a carpenter.

This emperor must really like to do carpentry work, so it was rumored by the people in the palace.

However, as an emperor, he likes to do carpenter work, isn't this not a proper job?

If the emperor of a country does not do his job, can the country be good?

After pondering for a while, Yang He asked: "You said that the emperor works as a carpenter all day long, so who will handle the government affairs of the DPRK and China?" ”

"Naturally, it is handled by a few cabinet elders, but many things need the emperor's approval, and the reply is generally approved by the eunuch of the celebrant on his behalf." Zhao Liangdong said.

"Who is the eunuch of the celebrant and the pen?" Yang He asked.

"The eunuch Bingbi is not one person, there are several, as for the name, I only know Wang An, Wei Dynasty, and there is another named Wei Zhongxian and one named Wang Tiqian, others have not heard of it, but I heard that the Wei Dynasty is dead, and Wang An has also been driven out of the palace." Zhao Liangdong said.

Hearing the words Wei Zhongxian, Yang He only felt his head buzzing.

Good guy, it turns out that the nine-thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian, who is famous in history, is here.

Immediately, Yang He had a thought in his heart, why don't you go to Beijing and kill the scourge of Wei Zhongxian? Then Da Ming will be a lot less**.

However, Yang He immediately shook his head, the palace is so big, where did he go to find Wei Zhongxian? What's more, the palace is heavily guarded, he only has one person and a dagger, how can he kill Wei Zhongxian?

Shaking his head, Yang He dispelled this unrealistic thought.

After thinking about it, Yang He said: "After the factory boss was dismissed, no new factory boss was arranged, and the people below are probably also six gods and no masters, so naturally no one pays attention to you peripheral spies." ”

Zhao Liangdong nodded: "But the humble job also has to eat, the East Factory doesn't need to be humble, and the humble job has to find another errand." ”

Yang He suddenly hesitated in his heart when he heard this.

Yang He originally wanted Zhao Liangdong to help find out the news, but he didn't expect Zhao Liangdong to be a spy from the East Factory.

Looking for the Dongchang spies to find out the news, no matter how you look at it, it looks like seeking skin with a tiger.

However, Yang He thought about it, Zhao Liangdong was telling himself that he was a spy in Dongchang, if he didn't say it, how would he know?

Thinking of this section, Yang He's thoughts suddenly became clear.

Smiling, Yang He said, "That means you promised to help me find out the news?" ”

"Yes! But there is a condition for lowly office. Zhao Liangdong said.

"Say." Yang He said.

"Please ask Lord Yang to send someone to contact the lowly position, except for this person, the lowly position doesn't want anyone to know that the lowly position is doing things for Lord Yang. In addition, he didn't want to meet with Lord Yang again unless he had to. Zhao Liangdong said.

Seeing that Zhao Liangdong had no more follow-up, Yang Heqi said: "Just this one condition? ”

Zhao Liangdong nodded: "That's it." ”

"Why didn't you mention how much it was?" Yang He asked.

Zhao Liangdong said with a smile: "Lord Yang can buy land for his soldiers, and he will definitely not treat his humble position badly, if he asks Lord Yang for money, it will be too underestimated to Lord Yang." ”

Yang He smiled when he heard this: "You really can afford to look down on Yang, but when you say this, Yang really can't be shabby." ”

Slowly picking up the wine glass, Yang He took a sip, and then said: "But those brothers under my command were born and died with me, if I pay you too much, it will be unfair to them, so I can't give you too much." So, if I give you five taels of silver a month, and another hundred acres of land, what do you think? ”

"Lord Yang does not forget his brothers everywhere, and he feels inexplicably humble." Zhao Liangdong said.

Yang He smiled: "If you say so, I will assume that you agree." ”

"Humble duty must do things with dedication and live up to the trust of adults." Zhao Liangdong said.

Yang He nodded, thought for a while, and said, "You just said that you still have a brother who has not yet started a family, how old is this year?" ”

"Twenty-one." Zhao Liangdong said busily.

"Any errands?" Yang He said.

"No, I want him to study hard so that he can gain fame in the future." Zhao Liangdong said.

Yang He smiled: "That means he doesn't have a reputation yet?" ”

Zhao Liangdong said embarrassedly: "I was only admitted to the middle school last year. ”

Yang He smiled and shook his head.

After talking to Zhang Fengqi, Yang He knew that Tong Sheng could only be regarded as an entry-level reader in Daming.

After obtaining the qualification of children, you can only participate in the county examination, that is, you can take the Xiucai examination, and only after you pass the examination can you be qualified to take the exam, and only after you can you participate in the palace examination.

Of course, for most people, Tongsheng is also very remarkable, and in a medium-sized county like Funing County, there are only a few dozen people who can take the Tongsheng exam at a time.

Looking at Zhao Liangdong, Yang He smiled and said: "Twenty-one years old was only admitted to the middle school child, in my opinion, your brother doesn't seem to have much talent for reading, it's better to let him come to my side to do things, I just lack someone around me who can write." ”

"Do you want your brother to be a clerk?" Zhao Liangdong said.

"Well, it's the book office." Yang He said with a smile.

Zhao Liangdong pondered for a while and said, "Then I will thank my lord for my brother." ”

Yang He nodded: "Call me tomorrow." ”

"Yes!" Zhao Liangdong said busily.

Yang He smiled, pointed to the wine glass in front of Zhao Liangdong and said, "Come, have a drink with me, and then tell me about the East Factory." ”

Zhao Liangdong filled Yang He's wine glass, and then said: "Actually, the lowly position is just a peripheral spy, and he is only responsible for reporting the news of the investigation to the supervisor, and the above matters are really not very clear. ”

"It's okay, pick what you know." Yang He said with a smile.

Zhao Liangdong nodded, and immediately told Yang He what he knew.

The full name of the East Factory is the East Detective Factory, and the full title of the leader of the East Factory is the Governor of Qincha, the official school of the East Factory, referred to as the Governor of the East Factory, and the palm seal eunuch is also called the factory prince or the superintendent, and is generally held by the second or third eunuch of the master of ceremonies.

The subordinate officials of the East Factory have 1,000 households and 100 households, and 1,000 households and 100 households are served by Jinyiwei.

The subordinate subordinates are in charge, the foreman, and the secretary, a total of more than 40 people, and the following are responsible for specific investigation matters, also known as the chief and the officer, are all drawn from the brocade guard. The chief of the service, also known as the head of the stall, commands several fans, and the officers are also called fans.

Generally speaking, on the first day of each month, the factory will gather his subordinates together to arrange the investigation tasks of the month, and then the supervisor, foreman, secretary and others will assign the tasks down. The people below will start to act after receiving the task, and report to the above every month on the completion of the task for that month.

The function of Dongchang is to inspect and conspire against rebellion, fallacies, great treachery, etc., and the objects of surveillance are mainly court officials, gentry, literati and other political forces.