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In the court of the governor's office, Xu Wan'er and others were preparing to go down to rest, but Xia Yun suddenly stopped them.

"Wan'er, I need to build a huge intelligence organization."

Xia Yun went straight to the point and immediately stated his plan.

"Intelligence organization?"

Xu Wan'er and the others all showed a look of surprise on their faces.

Building an intelligence organization is not an easy task.

The most crucial point is that within the Daliang Dynasty, no private organization has the right to establish an intelligence agency.

This is the ancestral system established since the founding of the Daliang Dynasty.

There is no doubt that once the news of Xia Yun establishing an intelligence agency spreads to the capital, it will inevitably lead to impeachment by a number of civil and military officials.

By then, even if the emperor would not punish Xia Yun, he would definitely stop this matter.

"Sir, this goes against the ancestral system of the Liang Dynasty. Once implemented, I'm afraid there will be great resistance."

Xu Wan'er responded.

Hearing this, Xia Yun immediately understood everyone's inner worries, and a calm and composed smile appeared on his face.

"Since it is an intelligence agency, it must be carried out in the shadows and must not be discovered by anyone."

Xia Yun was firm in his attitude.

In order to survive better in troubled times, it is essential to have accurate intelligence information.

Seeing this, Xu Wan'er and others knew that their masters had already made a decision.

"Sure, what are we going to do?"

The hesitation on the faces of Xu Wan'er and others quickly disappeared, leaving only a determined intention to follow.

If Xia Yun did not make a decision on a matter, they might express their own opinions.

But as long as Xia Yun made a decision, they would not object at all!

"Very good. The name of the intelligence agency is decided to be Black Water Tower. It will be established based on Hongyan Tower and will be fully deployed across the country. Wan'er will also serve as the head of Black Water Tower."

Xia Yun announced Xu Wan'er's appointment in just a few words.

Heishui Tower is Hongyan Tower.

On the surface, Hongyanlou is a legitimate property under Xia Yun.

Secretly, Blackwater Tower is responsible for collecting all kinds of information from all over the country, including the capital!

What Xia Yun lacks most now is a source of information from the capital.

Although the Ninth Prince Xiao Yan was good to him, it was impossible for him to tell him everything that happened in the court.

Although Zhao Gongming held a high position of power, he was also constrained by his position as Governor-General of Zhili. It usually took him some effort to find out what was happening in the capital.

In this case, Xia Yun might as well collect the information himself! It just so happened that the Fenglai Inn managed by Qin Shun had already laid a foundation in the city!

As for the source of the information, it could be the officials from various departments in the capital, or even the eunuchs in the palace!

Xia Yun knew the personalities of those guys very well.

As long as there is enough benefit, all the important court affairs, military affairs and national affairs are nothing more than goods they use to exchange for silver.

In fact, it is precisely because of this that the barbarians in the north often bribe some officials in the capital to obtain information.

For example, the Tatars, in terms of hard power, they are no match for the Liang Dynasty.

But by bribing officials, they were able to learn about the defense situations of many cities.

Then they will choose to attack several cities with the weakest defenses!

The Daliang court was often caught off guard by their despicable tactics.

"Blackwater Tower..."

Xu Wan'er silently repeated the name in her heart, with a thoughtful look on her face.

Xia Yun's words were extremely brief, but this did not prevent Xu Wan'er from understanding them.

"Wan'er promises to complete the task!"

Finally, after just a few dozen breaths, Xu Wan'er straightened her chest and a confident look appeared on her face.

Among the people under Xia Yun.

Apart from him, the only person capable of completing the construction of the Black Water Tower was Qin Tianye.

But after all, Qin Tianye commanded tens of thousands of troops.

On weekdays, he is responsible for the training of tens of thousands of troops and various management matters.

If Qin Tianye were put in charge of building the Black Water Tower, it would inevitably increase the burden on Qin Tianye, leading to mistakes in a hurry.

As for Jiang Wenzhong, Chong Heihu and others, they still lack experience in this area and it is difficult for them to carry the banner alone.

"Also, tomorrow morning, Chong Heihu and Zhao Xinlei will each lead their own troops and set off immediately to the coastal areas of Fujian to find out the true situation of the Japanese pirates."

After arranging the matters concerning Blackwater Tower, Xia Yun immediately changed the subject and his expression suddenly became serious.

Before this, Lei Zhenning had sent him a letter, telling him that the Japanese pirate army was about to land in the coastal area of ​​Fujian.

However, as of today, seven or eight days have passed, and there has been no news from the Fujian government requesting Xia Yun to send troops.

This most likely means that the Japanese pirate army has not landed yet. However, the more this is the case, the more Xia Yun feels a sense of crisis.

As the saying goes, a storm is about to come, and the dawn before the storm is the quietest.

At this moment, Xia Yun even planned to equip all his troops with the latest standard of automatic rifles.

Although doing so poses great risks, it can completely eliminate the Japanese pirates.

"Yes, my lord!"

Chong Heihu and Zhao Xinlei responded and nodded respectfully.

……

In the blink of an eye, a night passed.

The sky was not yet completely bright, but the people in the governor's office were already busy.

All the orders given by Xia Yun were being carried out in full swing.

First, Chong Heihu and Zhao Xinlei led thousands of cavalry and hurriedly left Ningdu City under the cover of night.

Galloping towards the coastal area of ​​Fujian.

Afterwards, Qian Dajun took the initiative to visit the governor's office and discussed the specific implementation plan closely with Xu Wan'er.

This negotiation lasted for three full hours!

Since Qian Dajun has already joined Xia Yun's army, according to Xu Wan'er's plan, the first installment of the funding will be one million taels of silver.

Qian Dajun took the silver to the capital and built the third Hongyan Tower in the capital.

The main reason for choosing the capital was because the source of information they currently lacked the most was the imperial court!

Although everyone knew the truth, there were always people in the court pointing fingers at Xia Yun every day, and even impeaching him.

But to this day, Xia Yun does not know which officials in the court had slandered him.

Xia Yun is not a good guy. He does not believe in forgetting grudges with a smile.

Since he obeyed the emperor's orders and was promoted step by step, he would inevitably have to deal with officials in the capital in the future.

If he still doesn't know which officials are friends or enemies by then, then that would be a little unreasonable!

"Manager Qian, after you arrive in the city, you can stay at the Fenglai Inn in the capital."

"Fenglai Inn is the property of Lord Xia Yun. The shopkeeper there, Qin Shun, works for Lord Xia Yun just like you and me."

After Qian Dajun agreed to Xu Wan'er's plan, Xu Wan'er began to give him careful instructions.