Chen Ping lived up to Zhao Hao's expectations and showed his good qualities as an intelligence worker.
Zhao Hao was very satisfied with this and gave him full authority to handle the affairs of Datian Ling.
But he did not agree immediately, but said with a troubled expression:
"Sir, you also know that the strange people and strangers recruited by my subordinates are relatively expensive. Look at the cost..."
"Well...."
Zhao Hao twitched the corner of his mouth and said that intelligence work is indeed expensive.
I spent thousands of gold in the security bureau before I even used it.
On the day the Security Bureau was established, Zhao Hao allocated five thousand gold in private funds to Chen Ping.
Later, he caught Ziying and rewarded him with a thousand gold coins.
Unexpectedly, only two months later, he told himself that he had no money.
But if you think about it carefully, although intelligence workers cost money, their input and output have always been the highest.
After all, in war, anything that can be solved with money is the lowest cost.
Throughout the ages, many people who were unwilling to spend money on intelligence personnel ended up suffering big losses.
Xiang Yu is a typical example.
When it was time for Xiang Yu to award a reward, the big seal in his hand was no longer sharp and he was reluctant to reward him.
Later, his subordinates defected to Liu Bang. Liu Bang was not stingy and rewarded his subordinates greatly.
Chen Ping alone gave him 40,000 taels of gold.
What is the concept of forty thousand taels of gold?
It is equivalent to the military expenditure consumed by 100,000 troops in one month.
And Chen Ping lived up to his expectations. He spent 40,000 taels of gold on a divorce plan and had the effect of 400,000 taels of gold.
This is Liu Bang's brilliance.
Although Zhao Hao doesn't like Liu Bang very much, Liu Bang's approach is worth learning from.
Seeing him hesitate a little, he smiled at Chen Ping and said, "You don't have to worry about money. If you need money in the future, just go to Zhang Shaofu directly. All my money is with him. If you want as much as you want, just take it without asking me." !」
"this....."
Chen Ping was shocked and couldn't help being surprised.
He never thought that Zhao Hao would trust him so much.
Although Zhao Hao has always adhered to the attitude of employing people without suspicion, compared to Zhongxian and Mond, he is at most Zhao Hao's loyal subordinate, not a confidant.
He had no complaints about this.
After all, the time he spent with Zhao Hao was too short, not enough for Zhao Hao to completely trust him.
Although he believed that he would one day become Zhao Hao's confidant, what Zhao Hao did now made him unexpectedly and moved.
As the ancients said, it is nothing more than this for a scholar to die for his confidant.
Seeing Chen Ping's eyes turn red instantly and he was about to salute him, Zhao Hao smiled and patted his arm, comforting him: "Don't save me money, we are not short of money!"
"Don't worry, sir, Ping will never let you down!"
Chen Ping bowed solemnly and was about to get up and leave.
"Wait a moment."
Zhao Hao raised his hand to stop Chen Ping and said, "One more thing, how is the investigation by Xianyang's Dung Gang going?"
"this...."
Chen Ping looked hesitant and said with some embarrassment, "Young master, I'll forgive you, the Xianyang Dung Gang is complex, it will take some time..."
"Well...."
Zhao Hao's mouth twitched, not knowing what to say.
When Chen Ping was asked to plot against those ministers in the DPRK, he was very good at it. It was really difficult for him to be asked to plot against those who were the dungsters.
After thinking about it, Zhao Hao waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's deal with the Datian Order first, and help me think of a solution later..."
"Here."
Chen Ping agreed and exited Heifu's room.
After watching Chen Ping leave, Zhao Hao glanced at Mond and planned to leave with him.
At this moment, Hei Fu said unexpectedly: "Master, are you investigating the Xianyang Dung Gang?"
"Um?"
Zhao Hao
He was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but asked out of curiosity: "Do you have a way?"
"To be honest, sir, I have some connections with the Dung Gang..."
Heifu said embarrassedly.
"Do you have any connection with the Dung Gang?"
Zhao Hao was stunned; "Aren't you going to be a craftsman in the Shaofu?"
"Back to the Young Master, it turns out that the villain is indeed a craftsman who will be the young master. But before he became a craftsman who will be the young master, he once competed with the Dung Gang for a piece of food..."
Heifu scratched his head and explained to Zhao Hao awkwardly.
At the same time, my thoughts couldn't help but drift back to the past.
When the Qin State attacked Chu State, he joined the army with his elder brothers. They wanted to help his mother live a better life by relying on military merit. Unexpectedly, the war was more difficult than they imagined. In desperation, they had to write a letter asking their mother to help them. .
However, before his mother's relief items could be delivered to the front line, his brother, who had always been dependent on him, died on the battlefield.
In addition to grief, he desperately wanted to avenge his brother, but unfortunately he was unwilling and unable to do anything. During a breakout battle, he was unfortunately cut down to the ground by the enemy.
He originally thought he would die, but miraculously survived and escaped from the pile of dead people.
Later, he recovered from his injuries and moved to Xianyang. He never contacted his family because he could not face his mother and was afraid that her mother would blame him for not protecting his brother, and he was afraid that he would return without success and disappoint his mother.
In short, he was very confused at that time and didn't know how to deal with it.
Later, he sent all the injury and illness subsidies given by the court to his mother in the name of his comrades.
And he himself makes a living by begging in Xianyang.
It was precisely for this reason that he got involved with the Dung Gang.
Back then, Heifu was begging in Xianyang and accidentally discovered that it was particularly easy to squat in front of the toilet door and beg. Especially when others went into the toilet to defecate, the efficiency was not high.
Everyone who understands understands.
After going back and forth, he became familiar with the dung pickers and heard a lot of inside information.
After thinking about it carefully, I suddenly realized that this industry of picking dung has far more potential than begging for food.
So, he also thought about it.
In this business of begging, you can only get enough food and clothing at most.
It’s extremely difficult to get ahead.
Although Heifu had already made up his mind to stop contacting his family, making his family think that he died on the battlefield with his brother.
However, if you have the opportunity to return home in glory, why not seize it?
Even if my mother can't live a better life with military merit, can it be different if she has enough money?
As a result, Heifu decisively organized a group of beggars to pick, transport and sell dung.
At the beginning, everything went smoothly.
The manure picking team organized by Heifu is honest and trustworthy. They often help families in Xianyang Qianshou dispose of domestic garbage and are widely praised in Xianyang Qianshou.
As time went by, they were also targeted by people from the Dung Gang.
How can we allow others to pick up excrement on the side of the couch?
So, on a dark and windy night, Heifu's beggar brother who was picking dung in the city was kidnapped by the dung gang, including his people and his car.
Not only did they abduct Hei Fu's beggar brother outside the city and beat him, they also asked someone to give Hei Fu a message to get him out of the dung-picking market.
Heifu was at the height of his power at that time. He wanted to monopolize the Xianyang dung picker market, become bigger and stronger, and return to his hometown in fine clothes. He couldn't bear this bad breath and rushed out of the city with the remaining beggar brothers and looters.
In this way, the Dung Gang and the beggars confronted each other.
At first, Heifu was still trying to calm things down, wanting the other party to pay some money and just say soft words.
Unexpectedly, the local snakes of the dung gang were used to running rampant in Xianyang. They treated Heifu with a "friendly" message and threatened him to withdraw from the dung market.
Naturally, Heifu was not to be outdone, and also gave "friendly" greetings to his whole family, which made him doubt his life and almost make him drink excrement.
After a lot of fighting, the two sides finally lost control of the ancient power in their bodies and started fighting outside the city.
hand.
Heifu had joined the army and knew the importance of materials and people, so he first had the beggar brother and the dung truck snatched out, and then settled the accounts with the dung gang.
Unexpectedly, the people from the Dung Gang didn't respect martial ethics at all. They picked up the dung spoon in the dung bucket and threw dung directly on Heifu's people.
Heifu couldn't bear this kind of scene, but he would still make people throw it back.
As a result, the two sides fought fiercely outside the city.
Heifu climbed out from the pile of dead people and had excellent psychological quality. Even if the opponent was outnumbered, he was still fearless in the face of danger and asked his beggar brother to mix stones in the dung bucket.
At this time, the members of the Dung Gang were beaten to death, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.
However, there are also smart people in the Dung Gang. They imitate everything and react immediately by adding rocks to the bucket of dung.
Suddenly, a rain of excrement began to appear outside Xianyang City.
For a short period of time, the two sides could still fight back and forth, but as time went by, Heifu's side couldn't stand it anymore.
Although beggars are also low-level people begging for a living in garbage dumps, they really can't stand fighting with others in dung.
Many beggar brothers vomited as soon as they hit them. They were so dizzy from vomiting that they quickly lost their fighting ability.
The Dung Gang opposite has been dealing with feces all year round, but their fighting power is getting stronger and stronger.
Fortunately, Heifu did not panic and immediately sent someone to report the matter to the official.
Xianyang Ling heard that there was a large-scale fight outside the city and was frightened to death.
At that time, the Qin Dynasty was sweeping across the six kingdoms, and the capital city of Xianyang was in chaos, and the First Emperor was not allowed to go on a killing spree.
So, the people of Xianyang Order quickly sent troops to rush outside the city.
As a result, when they rushed outside the city, they did not find a large-scale fight. Instead, they found feces everywhere.
Seeing such a scene, the people of Xianyang Order were frightened and wanted to step forward to stop them, but they were afraid of being affected by the excrement, so they retreated decisively.
Later, the "war" became increasingly uncontrollable, and the Lieutenant's Mansion directly dispatched the imperial army, armed with strong bows and crossbows, to stop the "war".
When Heifu saw that something was wrong, he immediately ordered his people to disperse and run back to the city.
A beggar is a beggar after all. After entering the city, he quickly disappeared.
The people on the Dung Gang side were dumbfounded, and many of those who ran away were also caught.
After all, Xianyang Ling's heart was clear about those people who were picking shit in the city.
However, the importance of the Dung Gang is self-evident, and it didn't take long for them to be released.
But it was also hard hit.
Later, Heifu couldn't bear to take this breath, so he would pick troubles with people from the Dung Gang every now and then, and then run away after making troubles.
Anyway, they are beggars here, and no one can match them in terms of being well-informed and hiding their traces.
As a result, people from the Dung Gang were invited to jail every once in a while, while Hei Fu marched forward singing loudly and forcibly took a piece of fat from the mouth of the Dung Gang.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Just when Heifu was about to become bigger and stronger, a big event happened in Xianyang. In a rage, the First Emperor drove all the beggars in Xianyang out of the city.
Without a beggar to pick up manure for him, Heifu immediately lost his way of making money and could not even beg.
Fortunately, he picked up dung at that time and got to know his Mohist master, otherwise he would have to starve to death.
However, thinking about the unprecedented battle back then, Hei Fu still has some regrets.
Although it is not clear what the current situation of the Xianyang Dung Gang is, based on Heifu's past experience, I am afraid that the current Dung Gang is more or less interested in the powerful, otherwise it would not be possible for Zhao Hao to have such a headache.
If so, that's a bit of a problem.
However, if someone really has trouble with Young Master, he is not afraid to return to his old ways and lead others to fight against the Dung Gang again.
No matter what, I am the young master's son now. If the young master is in trouble, I must share his worries.
"Heifu, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Hei Fu in a daze for a long time, Zhao Hao finally couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder.
Hei Fu reacted for a moment, scratched his head in embarrassment, and said, "Sir, I'm sorry for you.
The Dung Gang knows something about it, so how about leaving this matter to the villain? "
"this...."
Zhao Hao said with some doubt, "Can you do it? You are still injured..."
"Don't worry, sir, as long as it's not physical work, I'll be fine..."
Heifu shook his head and said.
Zhao Hao couldn't help but be a little curious: "No, how can you compete with the dung gang for food? Have you ever picked dung?"
"Hehehe..."
Heifu laughed awkwardly, lowered his head and waved his hands: "It's hard to say, it's hard to say..."
"Okay, if you don't want to say it, I won't make it difficult for you."
Zhao Hao took a deep look at Hei Fu and felt that this guy was not as simple as he seemed, so he said sincerely;
"Although you know something about the Dung Gang, I don't want to use wounded soldiers. Let's recuperate for two days. Once the injuries are better, there is no rush to do this!"
"Here."
Heifu agreed with satisfaction and watched Zhao Hao and Mond leave the room.
Not long after, he limped out of the room again, looked around, and didn't find Zhao Hao and Mond, so he walked straight outside.
However, not long after he left, Zhao Hao and Mond appeared at the corner.
But I heard Zhao Hao wonder: "This guy really doesn't worry!"
"As a young master, who doesn't want to share his worries for him? Hei Fu is a man who values affection and justice. Naturally he can't sit still when he sees the young master in trouble!"
Mond said quite understandingly.
Zhao Hao glanced at him subconsciously and curled his lips: "Do I really need help?"
"It's not that you need help, it's that we are willing to do something for you..."
"Hey, I don't understand you..."
Zhao Hao raised his head and held his forehead, shook his head and sighed.
"hehe."
Mond smiled noncommittally and changed the subject: "What should we do next?"
"Next?"
Zhao Hao touched his chin without a beard, thought for a moment, and frowned: "The people of the Mo family promised me to make a repeating crossbow. It has been four months now, and there is no sign at all. It is not normal no matter how you think about it. You asked Mo Xuan and the others to find them." Come, let me ask about the situation."
"in addition!"
After saying that, he paused and then said: "Find the public losers together. I just want to talk to them about the establishment of the Academy of Sciences!"
"Here."
Mond agreed and retreated. He had just taken two steps when he suddenly heard Zhao Hao say as if he was remembering something: "Oh, by the way, bring me the alchemist too!"
"Are there any alchemists in Xianyang?"
Mond was stunned.
He remembered that the First Emperor had long ago ordered the killing of all the alchemists in Xianyang.
But Zhao Hao laughed and said, "Go to the Young Mansion and have a look, and you will know."
How could Zhao Hao allow the First Emperor to kill all potential scientific talents like the alchemist?
Long before the First Emperor gave the order, he asked Zhang Cang to find a group of potential alchemists and imprison them secretly.
Its purpose is to fill the talent vacancies in the Academy of Sciences.
After all, physics and chemistry are inseparable scientific frontiers.
Both the Mohists and the public losers are leaders in the subject of physics.
Only alchemists are leaders in the discipline of chemistry.
Zhao Hao wants to establish the Academy of Sciences, and these people are indispensable.
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