After rinsing himself with cold water to refresh himself, Zhao Mengqi breathed a sigh of relief.
Wiping off his clothes, his movements were neat and tidy, not like a prince who had someone to take care of everything.
He didn't bring any maids or slaves with him when he entered the camp. In the past two months, except for washing clothes, he basically did everything in life by himself, which was a bit like returning to the state of his previous life.
In his own words, being a human being requires not only enjoying blessings, but also enduring hardships. Not to mention that this is not considered hardship. At most, it can be regarded as being a normal person.
After taking a shower, everything else was fine, except that the long hair was a bit difficult to dry. I had thought about cutting it off, but I had to give up because of my identity.
He casually tied his tail into a pony and came to the outer hall, where Gu Qing was calmly drinking crude tea.
"You came to the army, but what happened?" Zhao Mengqi sat down, picked up a large bowl of ginger soup, and drank heavily.
Gu Qing waited for him to finish drinking, "I have basically finished the matter of the new Buddha's ultimatum, and all the money has been transported to the palace. The account books will be sorted out and submitted to His Highness in two days."
"I can rest assured that you are doing your job." Zhao Mengqi waved his hand, "I just looked at your expression. Did something happen in the court?"
Then Gu Qing recounted what happened at yesterday's court meeting.
Zhao Mengqi frowned slightly and murmured softly, "Did they really forget about me if I'm not here?"
"What did you say, Your Highness?"
"It's nothing, ha, you can blame me even if you say it, but these bald donkeys are quite capable, and they made Grandma Dong unable to sit still."
"From Wei Chen's point of view, even if there was no such thing as the new Buddha's ultimatum, Prime Minister Dong would have been dissatisfied with the Imperial City Division for a long time. In addition, the Yushitai is now withered, making it difficult for him to control the court affairs. Let’s beat the Imperial City Secretary so that he can use it.”
"Is he so bold?"
"Actually, it can't be said that it is for his use. It should be that he hopes that the Imperial City Division can provide him with appropriate information."
"Ha, it's really difficult for him. Grandma Dong is a good official. It's a pity that she doesn't have any die-hard supporters. The Prime Minister can't do anything good."
Zhao Mengqi sighed with emotion and then started talking about business, "Since he wants to clean up the Imperial City Division, then just do as he wishes. It can be regarded as a kind of support for his governance."
"Ah?!" Gu Qing was dumbfounded. How could His Highness Prince Yan be so heartless and unjust, throwing it away as soon as he used it?
"Consultant, don't be impatient yet, listen to me slowly." Zhao Mengqi didn't expect Gu Qing to be so careless with teasing.
Gu Qing had no choice but to restrain his bitter expression and said, "Then please tell me, Your Highness."
"That's what I think. It's better to take this opportunity to divide the Imperial City Department into three. The original chores such as defending the Imperial City are still left to the Imperial City Department. In addition, the supervisory officials are divided into the Investigation Department, and then we don't Instead of limiting the monitoring of court officials to the whole country, setting up sub-stations at the road level, and also setting up stations in more important state capitals, it is best to be able to grasp important intelligence within the entire Song Dynasty, including civilians and the military."
Zhao Mengqi's words shocked Gu Qing and said, "Your Highness, how can this happen? Let's not say whether the officials will approve it, but the ministers will definitely not agree. This is too much power!"
"Don't worry, you must keep a low profile on the surface. This is a secret agency. In addition, the Investigation Department only has investigative powers and no law enforcement powers. To put it bluntly, it is just a spy." Zhao Mengqi said calmly, as if he was setting up a stall on the street. .
Gu Qing thought for a while and understood what Zhao Mengqi meant, which was to put the Investigation Department as eyes and ears in every corner of the Song Dynasty.
It is equivalent to the Yushitai hidden in the dark and enhanced countless times.
As a result, the Investigation Department must be extremely large, and even without law enforcement power, it still has amazing power.
"Your Highness, if we want to expand the Investigation Department to such a large scale, how will we get the money, food and personnel needed?"
"Well, it's not like we have to get it right in one step. We first set up a shelf in Lin'an. Our official duty is to detect spies. No one can object to this. Next, when the products developed by Tiangong Institute are mature, I plan to open a business All over the Song Dynasty, the Investigation Department will rely on the firm to lay its ground. In this way, the funds will also be provided by the profits of the firm. As for the personnel, in addition to the backbone, the informant model can be adopted. The general idea is this, and the specific details can be Take it easy."
Seeing that Zhao Mengqi already had an idea, Gu Qing stopped delving into it for the time being, "Then what does the other division that His Highness mentioned do?"
"The last one is the Military Intelligence Department. Simply put, it sends agents to enemy countries to collect all available intelligence. When necessary, it also performs tasks such as assassination, bribery, sabotage, and disruption."
The Imperial City Department originally had responsibilities in this area, but it was not systematic and did not achieve much. From now on, Zhao Mengqi will focus on strengthening it.
Gu Qing was no longer so disgusted or worried about this matter, but looked forward to it.
Then Zhao Mengqi had a more in-depth exchange with Gu Qing about his ideas and some suggestions in this regard.
No matter whether it was useful or not, reliable or not, Zhao Mengqi was searching for everything and telling Gu Qing the espionage knowledge he had gained from the media in his previous life like a storyteller.
The more Gu Qing listened, the more surprised he became. Not only did his eyes widen, but his thinking was also activated, and he gained many insights. He immediately shocked King Yan and worshiped him.
Then Zhao Mengqi went into the back room, pulled out a small handwritten book and threw it to Gu Qing, "Take this back and study it to see if there is any enlightenment."
This was drawn up by Zhao Mengqi based on his impressions and the organizational structure of Jinyiwei and Juntong. It also included some methods for selecting, organizing, training, arranging, and using intelligence personnel.
Although it is not perfect, it is enough to provide Gu Qing with a lot of reference to build the basic structure of the General Intelligence Department and the Investigation Department.
"As for the Imperial City Department, I will hand it back to Lin Yaoban and let him make his own arrangements. You will withdraw completely. Then you will be in charge of the Military Intelligence Department and the Investigation Department for the time being. However, they will definitely be separated in the future. You must understand this."
Gu Qing nodded. If these two major institutions were in the hands of one person, no emperor would be able to sleep peacefully.
"Wei Chen naturally knows that, and please His Highness to find candidates for the Investigation Department as soon as possible, so that Wei Chen can concentrate on running the General Intelligence Department well."
Sure enough, Gu Qing is still willing to choose to go outside. Perhaps in his opinion, this is the real achievement.
