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Chapter 535 Business ([-])

At the end of the month, it is the holiday of the frontier camp.As the soldiers poured in one after another, the border town quickly became lively.

Those with wives and children went straight home with this month's military pay.Those without a daughter-in-law went to brothels, restaurants and gambling houses with money in their pockets.

In the backyard of Hongzhuang Pavilion, four people came quietly.

These four people are all spies and secret guards, they don't know each other's identity, and they rarely show up on weekdays.Today I was summoned to Hongzhuang Pavilion, and led into four rooms separately, without seeing each other.

The role of a secret agent lies in a secret word.Once the identity is exposed, this dark chess becomes a useless chess.

Feng Shaojun would never meet with his true colors.Today, she disguised herself as a woman in her 40s, with a mediocre appearance, inconspicuous in the crowd.

Her first meeting was with one of the lowest-ranked spies.This spy is in the camp of the Chinese army and is one of the elite soldiers of the Chinese army.

This spy, seeing that his new boss is a mediocre woman, did not dare to underestimate or neglect her at all.Among the secret agents, there are all kinds of people.The more ordinary it looks like this, the more powerful it is.

Feng Shaojun asked about the situation in the Chinese army's barracks, and the spies knew everything, and they talked endlessly.He also told some useful news: "...A few days ago, the son of King Zhao and his party stayed in the camp of the Chinese army for one night. That night, three people sneaked into the son's military tent. The little one felt that something was wrong, so quietly Hiding in the dark. Among the three, the youngest only knows General Zhao. He is in the cavalry battalion now."

What Prince Zhao's son wants to do, you can tell without asking.

A coldness flashed in Feng Shaojun's eyes, and he said lightly: "You continue to stare at the camp of the Chinese army, especially that General Zhao, if there is any change, immediately find a way to send a letter out of the barracks."

The secret agent's restraint should be.

The second is the small flag in the vanguard battalion.The third secret agent was actually a member of the Yuan family, which made people admire Eunuch Yang's methods.As a result, nothing the Yuan family did in the frontier army could be hidden from the eyes and ears of the emperor.

The last spy, with the highest official position, is qualified to attend high-level military meetings in General Meng's tent.What this spy can detect is also more secretive and quicker than the first three.

"The biggest thing in the army recently is that the new General Shen wants to build another barracks, transfer all the cavalry into the new barracks, form an army of his own, and practice every day."

"General Meng has already filed a memorial to report the matter to the Ministry of War. When the Ministry of War issues the official document, we will start building a new army."

Feng Shaojun remained calm, and nodded slightly: "Continue to watch this matter, if there is news, immediately pass it to Hongzhuang Pavilion."

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After coming out of Hongzhuang Pavilion, Feng Shaojun went to the private house with this face.

Within a few days, Feng Shaojun visited all five charity halls and selected thirty children in total.

These children were secretly sent to a big house with three entrances.This house is three streets away from Feng Shaojun's residence, and it takes only two sticks of incense to walk there.This is a private house bought by Feng Shaojun himself.It is specially reserved for training these children in the future.

On that day, Emperor Qing'an promised to allocate 20 taels of silver every year.With such a large sum of money, it is enough for Feng Shaojun to do many things.

Among the thirty children, the youngest is about eight years old, and the oldest is only eleven or twelve years old.Just like a piece of blank paper, as long as you train strictly, it will come in handy in a few years.

Back then, Eunuch Yang recruited secret guards for the King of Yan from scratch.The most loyal and useful group of people is trained in this way.

In addition, she has to secretly recruit people, preferably businessmen who are proficient in the language of the Tatars, who can be sent outside the customs to spy on the whereabouts of the Tartars and so on.

There is no rush for these things, you have to take your time.

These children are all orphans without father and mother. They usually don't have enough food and clothing in the charity hall.Suddenly he was picked by a "noble man" and lived in this big house.Every meal is full, there is meat to eat, wearing brand new cotton clothes, sleeping with thick bedding at night, someone taught them to read and write, ride horses and archery, practice boxing and martial arts...

For them, this kind of life is like climbing from the mud to the sky.

Being able to live such a life, they will never hesitate to do what the "noble person" asks them to do, and they will definitely obey orders.

After Feng Shaojun entered the house, three stewards came forward immediately.

A 30-year-old woman is in charge of the children's basic necessities of life, and the one who teaches the children to read and write is also a woman.The one who trained the children to practice martial arts was a man in his fifties.This man used to be a master of the rivers and lakes, and as he got older, he couldn't walk the rivers and lakes anymore, and was recruited by Eunuch Yang.50 taels of silver per year is enough to make them work hard.

The three of them also didn't know Feng Shaojun's true face.The first time they met their boss, Feng Shaojun looked like this.

Feng Shaojun opened his mouth to speak, his voice sounded like a woman in her 40s, and no one could detect any flaws: "How are the children doing these past few days?"

The first steward replied: "They are very obedient, even if they eat a lot."

The woman who taught the children to read said in a low voice: "They were all illiterate before, but now they are taught from the beginning. Some learn fast, some learn slowly, and the progress is different. There is one named San'er who is very clever and has a good eye. Forget, draw inferences from one instance."

This familiar name made Feng Shaojun in a trance for a moment.

Saner, her adoptive father often called her so affectionately.

Feng Shaojun settled down and ordered: "Whoever learns quickly and learns well will have meat for every meal. Those who learn slowly will have their meals halved."

Women should be restrained.

Finally, the man who taught martial arts reported: "Among the thirty children, two have practiced martial arts since they were young, and they have some foundation. The most agile one is a little girl named Xiaotao. Her biological father used to be The bodyguard who walked the darts was later killed by bandits while walking the darts, and her mother died of serious illness, and she was the only one left, who was sent to the charity hall."

Feng Shaojun said indifferently: "In this case, you should pay special attention to her. Also, those who learn martial arts quickly should also improve their food and clothing."

Discriminatory treatment can arouse children's fighting spirit to chase after each other.

In addition to studying and practicing martial arts, they will also be taught the ability to hide and disguise to spy on news in the future.

In the evening, Feng Shaojun came out of the private house.After getting into the carriage, she washed off the makeup on her face with water, changed into her original dress, and then went home.

As soon as he entered the house, he heard brother Xu's yelling and Shen You's patient whispering.

Feng Shaojun's heart softened, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he walked in quickly.

"Mother!" Brother Xu rushed over.

Feng Shaojun hugged his son with a smile.

Shen You walked over quickly, and didn't ask what Feng Shaojun did outside that day, just smiled and said: "Fang Peng is the host tonight, let's go and eat more."

(End of this chapter)