Zhu Yiyuan deliberately rushed to Laiwu from Yishui to greet Yan Ermei.

The hands of the two men were clasped tightly together, refusing to let go for a long time.

"Mr. Yan, I've hurt you."

"Master Zhu, don't be impressed for three days!" Yan Ermei sighed, when they were separated, what was Zhu Yiyuan like? In front of Xie Qian, he was trembling, there were only a few hundred soldiers and horses, and the Qing court didn't even bother to take care of him.

A few months later, when they met again, Zhu Yiyuan already occupied several county seats, with more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and was almost the first thief in Shandong, more than ten times stronger than Xie Qian.

In troubled times, Zhu Yiyuan's speed is really breathtaking.

"Mr. Yan, can you tell me what Commander Xie plans to do now...... The overall situation of the whole Shandong, which direction should it go? I need your advice right now. ”

Yan Ermei laughed, "I can't talk about high opinions, so let's talk about it casually." ”

This one really held back his words, talked constantly, and then said.

The first is Xie Qian, who did not immediately go south, but developed to Dengzhou and Laizhou, and it is obvious that he is unwilling to be subservient, especially unwilling to fall under Zhu Yiyuan's control.

This is not difficult to understand, as long as Xie Qian is still there and the soldiers and horses are not dispersed, it is a good thing.

Zhu Yiyuan was quite happy, as for the overall situation of the entire Shandong, Yan Ermei said: "Zhu Gongzi, what are your plans?" Is it going east to south, or to the west? ”

To the west is to cross the canal and connect with the Yuyuan Rebels.

Zhu Yiyuan said in a deep voice: "With the current strength, crossing the canal will definitely be besieged by the Qing court with all its might, and I am not sure that I will be better than the Qing soldiers in the field battle." My idea is still to the east, to the south, to consolidate the Yimeng Mountains. It is better to take down Yizhou and Haizhou. Especially after the occupation of Haizhou, there was a port, and there was also salt, and it was much more convenient to deal with the Qing court. ”

Yan Ermei thought about it carefully, and nodded, he was very pleased, "Zhu Gongzi understands and knows in his heart, so I am relieved." In fact, Yuyuan has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, millions of people, and their strength is not low, but it is a pity that they are scattered and can't be like Zhu Gongzi, otherwise the situation in Shandong against the Qing Dynasty will be very different. ”

After talking about the Yuyuan Rebels for so long, who is the leader of the rebels, and what is the strength?

I'm sorry, it's really hard to answer, the Yuyuan Rebels are a bit like Liangshan before there is no ranking, large and small leaders, who do not belong to each other.

The people living in Yuyuan are just asking for self-protection, and when the Qing army kills, they will find a way to deal with it, but they rarely take the initiative to attack, and they have no plan for the future.

"Mr. Yan, I have recently published a few articles here, and I also have a little experience in developing the territory and rectifying the people, if it is convenient, I would like to introduce these experiences to the Yuyuan Righteous Army."

Yan Ermei took a deep breath and looked at Zhu Yiyuan in disbelief, "This is your housekeeping ability, and you are willing to do it?" ”

Zhu Yiyuan said with a smile: "Not only is I willing to do it, but I have already spread it out, I wish everyone would come to learn!" ”

Then Zhu Yiyuan told Gu Yanwu about writing the article according to his intentions, and Yan Ermei was overjoyed after listening to it.

He was keenly aware of the value of doing so...... The absolute strength of the Yuyuan Righteous Army is even above Zhu Yiyuan, and their biggest problem is that they can't integrate, and they are in a state of ignorance and confusion.

If Zhu Yiyuan's experience can be taken from the past, on the west side of the canal, close to Henan, there will be a strong armed force with tens of thousands of troops.

There is such a team, echoing Zhu Yiyuan from afar, and the effect can be extraordinary.

In the final analysis, Shandong is still not vast enough, and there is only hope if it is played out.

Zhu Yiyuan stared at Haizhou, wanting to develop towards Nanzhili and uniting with the Yuyuan Righteous Army in order to develop towards the Central Plains.

If Li Zicheng's old department can be contacted again, including the old department of the Great Western Army in the southwest, then the whole situation will be opened.

Zhu Yiyuan did not cherish his own experience at all, on the contrary, he hoped that the peasant army could learn from these experiences and follow this path, after all, the great cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty needs to be shared by all parties.

"Mr. Yan, it just so happens that you are here, I plan to take the lead in the new year and take down Juzhou...... Get rid of this thorn around you. ”

Yan Ermei agreed, "No matter what, the Qing court is dead to protect the canal, Jinan is the provincial capital, and Qingzhou is an important military town, this is not a good plot, and it is right to develop to the south." But Zhu Gongzi must think clearly and grasp the opportunity. Because according to my understanding, the Qing court has mobilized tens of thousands of elite soldiers. Their strength is ten times that of ours, and if the Qing army kills them in a big way in ten days and half a month, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

The two of them chatted, and they talked about the most critical intelligence.

Yan Ermei came out of Jinan Mansion, and only this once, he threw himself into the ground for the role of intelligence.

Zhu Yiyuan knows this very well.

His soldiers are not as good as people, they will be inferior to people, and they will not be able to do anything with money, food, and territory.

The only chance of winning is intelligence, and only when you are truly deaf and discerning and discerning the opportunity can you have a little chance of winning.

Therefore, before the next war, the most critical one is to reorganize the intelligence agencies, integrate sources, and pinch together several lines that were originally scattered.

Taking stock of Zhu Yiyuan's intelligence system, the earliest of them is Yan Ermei, Ye Tinglan, and the Shilin system brought by Zhao Shizhe and others.

This was the most important source of information in Zhu Yiyuan's early days.

But after this time, Yan Erme had another idea.

"Zhu Gongzi, the common people often say that righteousness is always from the slaughter of dogs. Especially at the moment, the Qing court continues to buy, a large number of scholars bent their knees to the enemy, and became the eagle dogs of the Qing court. ”

Zhu Yiyuan nodded, "Indeed, there is another aspect, that is, the original Jinyi Guard commanded Huang Pei, and there were a large number of people under the Jinyi Guard in the Ming Dynasty, and there were Jinyi Guards left in various places, and he also provided me with a lot of information." ”

Yan Ermei nodded, but also shook her head, "Jinyiwei didn't work in the Ming Dynasty, and at this moment, a large number of Jinyiwei are either incognito and ordinary people, or they are lackeys to the Qing court." It's just as useless. ”

Zhu Yiyuan said with a smile: "In this way, what we can rely on most now is the ordinary people of the three religions and nine ranks." ”

How to engage in intelligence can definitely open a special course, and it may not be clear.

Take the selection of intelligence officers as an example, should it be the kind of god who is handsome and chic, the dragon and phoenix among people, in and out of high society, and omnipotent?

I'm sorry, if it's really all watched, this person has already been exposed, what else can he do?

After all, the prototype of Bond died a miserable death.

Ask, why is 007 omnipotent in the movie?

Answer, the 007 dish in reality is picking, and it is also rich in anti-thieves.

Just like Jinyiwei, it is not denied that the early Jinyiwei can be called a magic weapon in the hands of the emperor, but for so many years, it has been multiplied from generation to generation, not to mention letting Jinyiwei deal with the Qing court, they can't even beat the people of Suzhou.

The really useful spy works are the kind that are inconspicuous and will not attract attention when they come in person.

And to probe for intelligence, you don't have to stare at those big officials and take the risk to listen to what they say, you can summarize a lot of information from your daily life.

For example, when the Qing court mobilized tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, it was definitely necessary to requisition people, and it was necessary to allocate grain through canals...... As long as you keep an eye on these things, you can also find out the general actions of the Qing court.

"Villain Hu Yide, meet Zhu Yishi."

Zhu Yiyuan hurriedly stretched out his hand, pulled Hu Yide up, and said with a smile: "You saved Mr. Yan, it is definitely a great achievement, I heard that you want to do something for the great cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty, I have an excellent arrangement, I don't know if you want to?" ”

Hu Yide hurriedly said: "Willing...... It's just that the villain is afraid that it won't be done well. ”

Zhu Yiyuan smiled: "I think you will definitely be able to do a good job." ”

Hu Yide swallowed and foamed, and subconsciously said, "What do you want the little one to do?" ”

"It is to let you temporarily serve as the Jinyi Guard Qianhu, and if you perform well, you will be promoted to the commander of the Jinyi Guard immediately." Zhu Yiyuan smiled and said: "One day, it is not impossible to become the governor of Jinyiwei. ”