Subsequently, Yang Qi and Jiang Feng drank tea and talked about interesting things, and the sound of laughter was heard from time to time, and the relationship between the two became more and more harmonious.

"Mr. Jiang, what do you think and suggest to the rebels now?" Yang Qi picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked seemingly casually.

Jiang Feng thought for a while, and then said directly: "Lord, the rebel soldiers are all in rags, and the officers are also dressed in a variety of clothes. Now the soldiers do not know the generals, the generals do not know the soldiers, and now they should wear uniforms uniformly. Adopt easily recognizable officer and soldier markings to effectively manage officers and soldiers. ”

"Mr. Jiang said well, I have long had the intention of making a unified uniform, but I am busy with military affairs, and I have not had time to do this."

Yang Qi frowned, it was indeed a problem, he didn't notice it when the number of rebels was still shallow, but now the rebels are numerous, and the members are complex and difficult to distinguish.

"What do you suggest Mr. Jiang?"

"Marshal, now that the rebel army is in its infancy, there is no way to unify the standard equipment and uniforms for the time being. It is recommended that all officers and soldiers tie a strip of cloth to distinguish between elite battalions, training battalions, recruit battalions, women's battalions, and armed battalions. ”

Jiang Feng picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and moistened his throat.

"This cloth is also tied carefully, according to different official positions, tied with different colors of cloth, so that it can effectively divide a level and prevent command confusion."

"White, black, red, blue, blue, and purple correspond to the official positions of ordinary rebels, elite rebels, gang leaders, team leaders, hundred households, and thousands of households, respectively."

Yang Qi nodded frequently and said with a smile: "Mr. Jiang, you are really talented." ”

"It's just a small suggestion. The lord and the minister have been observing in Pingcheng County for several days, and when they saw that the lord was preparing for military affairs, he ordered the military battalion to smelt steel, refine weapons, prepare ordnance, and personally train the soldiers. Now use the army to govern the people, and use harsh military laws to make the people obey, although this can be done, but it cannot last long, and the minister estimates that it will be half a year at most, otherwise there will be civil unrest. However, the minister also found that the lord did not intend to develop here. ”

Yang Qi sighed, and these words went to his heart. Because we don't want to use this as a base to spend energy on governance, we adopt the simplest and crude way of governance, military control.

He can only obtain a base in the future and wait until his authority is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Only when we are enriched with talented people can we carry out a policy of tolerance towards the people.

After thinking for a while, he smiled: "Mr. Jiang said well, it is true, under this kind of high-pressure military control, it is easy for the people to resist and even make chaos. Sir, please rest assured, in just one month, I will be able to train an army of elite soldiers, and at that time, I will be able to break through Nanyang Mansion. ”

"My lord, I'm afraid that the Taishou of Nanyang Mansion will not leave us much time, if the estimate is correct, soon the first batch of elite troops will come to Pingcheng County to quell the rebellion."

Yang Qi laughed at the moment: "What Mr. said is extremely true, so I want to establish an espionage department." ”

Jiang Feng was taken aback, lowered his head and thought about it, feeling that Yang Qi was thinking far, the sooner such an organization was established, the better.

"Please also make it clear to the lord."

"Our army is now small in size and not so conspicuous now, and once it expands its power, it will attract the attention of the Empire. At that time, there will be various incidents both internally and externally, and in order to prevent defection or assassination by the enemy, and to obtain information from the enemy, two flags were established. ”

"The Black Flag is mainly an external enemy, penetrating deep into the enemy's interior and spying on the enemy's intelligence. The Blue Banner is mainly for the internal protection of important ministers, to prevent the enemy from assassination, and to monitor our possible rebels. ”

In fact, the two flags are spy agencies, for Yang Qi, a master player, the establishment of these two organs is one of the necessary conditions for his army to win a hundred battles, and to a large extent the victory is based on the understanding of the enemy's activities, accurately guessing the enemy's purpose, and deploying in advance, at least the victory rate can be increased by thirty percent, so the sooner such an intelligence department is established, the better.

"My lord, how to establish such an espionage and intelligence agency?"

"With the intricate social relationships, there is no need to spy on classified information, there is no need to assassinate and poison, you only need to know the daily activities of the person, and you can judge the person's movements and thoughts."

"Another example is the current rebel army, if there are talents to defect, it will inevitably be reused. At this time, the enemy arranges for people to enter the rebel army, and there is no need to hold great power, but only needs to be an official position such as the head of the team and the head of a hundred households, so that he can find out the military deployment and movements of the rebel army, and if he strikes back at a critical time in the war, there is a great chance of inflicting heavy damage on the rebel army and even annihilating us. ”

Jiang Feng oozed cold sweat from his forehead after hearing this, he understood the importance of the spy agency, and also knew that he had just arrived, and it was impossible to master the two flags, otherwise once he had the heart to rebel, Yang Qi would be like a blind man, and he would become ignorant of the internal and external situation.

"Mr. Jiang, I have appointed you as the commander of the Black Flag to spy on the enemy's intelligence