Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 1019 The Secret Behind the Jinyiwei of Hu Mansion

"Weiyong, what you mean is that you formed a Jinyiwei for your family and then kept an eye on your own people?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Hu Weiyong in front of him with his eyes wide open, his expression was simply speechless to the extreme.

At this time, after four days of marching, the army had already gone more than 300 miles away from Yingtian City.

When marching and fighting, you can't just run as far as you want.

There are rules and arrangements for how far to march every day and where to set up camp.

Even though Master Hu was already responsible for the supply of most of the food and supplies, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that since they were still within the territory of the Ming Dynasty, why did he need Master Hu to supply them?

Wouldn't it save time and effort if we could requisition local food and fodder?
Therefore, when the reports from the palace and the Hu Mansion came in, they were in the central military tent in the camp, looking at the geomancy map and figuring out the route for the expedition.

But once the news came in, and of course the discussions in the palace, all of this was included in the secret report.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but be surprised.

The establishment and expansion of the Jinyiwei was his proudest achievement.

But now it seems that not only did he have a Jinyiwei, but the master Hu Weiyong on the opposite side also secretly set up one.

Although this 'civilian Jinyiwei' on the opposite side sounds like it is just a makeshift team responsible for monitoring its own servants.

But judging from the news that came in, at least people were doing a very successful job.

He has control over all the servants' interpersonal relationships. How scary would that be?
So, how could Zhu Yuanzhang not be curious.

However, Master Hu looked disapproving.

He answered without turning his head while roasting the glutinous rice cake he made on the charcoal fire.

"Which wealthy family has never had a thief in the house?"

"It's just a small matter, just let it go, and it will be fine after a few knocks."

"But what if it's a matter of life and death?"

"Besides, I always stick to one sentence: Don't do good deeds even if they are small, and don't do bad deeds even if they are small!"

"If you turn a blind eye to the servants' unruly behavior, it's only natural that something big will happen in the future!"

"So I arranged for someone to keep an eye on them from the beginning!"

"If you behave yourself, then nothing will happen to you. My Hu family will ensure that you are safe and happy, and we will fulfill our master-servant relationship!"

"But if you try to deceive your superiors and subordinates and collude with the insiders and the outsiders, then it goes without saying that there will be consequences under Sanmu, and you will eventually end up in the mass grave outside the city!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted in annoyance after hearing this.

"What are you talking about!"

"Don't we know the benefits of setting up Jinyiwei?"

"What we want to know is, how did you manage to make your Jinyiwei so effective?"

"Mao Xiang and his gang have done their best before, but compared to your family, they are not good enough!"

"So, do you have any unique tricks?"

Master Hu glared at Zhu Yuanzhang unhappily.

Turning around, he saw the glutinous rice cake on the bamboo stick in his hand, which had turned brown and was emitting bursts of hot steam. Mr. Hu quickly picked it up, blew on it, and then took a small bite with satisfaction.

Ok……

The pure fragrance of glutinous rice!
No other seasonings or dipping sauces are needed. Just the aroma of the glutinous rice roasted over charcoal fire is enough to make your mouth water.

Mmmm, delicious!
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Master Hu was enjoying the food and didn't care about his own problem at all. His eyebrows were not eyebrows and his eyes were not eyes. "Weiyong, I want to ask you a question!"

"Can you eat your rice cake later?"

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's complaints, Master Hu rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"Say what?"

"Your question is nonsense. What special tricks do I have?"

"Don't you think about it? How big is the area and how many people are under Mao Xiang's supervision? How many servants do we have in the Hu Mansion?"

"Mao Xiang's Jinyiwei was actually monitoring the whole country at that time, and they were facing tens of thousands of officials."

"If we add the clans and merchants they are connected with, it will be a huge trouble."

"But how many people are there in my family?"

"What's more, these servants are usually in the mansion and supervise each other. They only need to be watched when they come into contact with the outside world. How big of a deal is this?"

"If they can't even do this, wouldn't it be a waste of their reputation as the Imperial Guards?"

Got it!
Having said that, there is actually nothing more to say.

Zhu Yuanzhang also understood that this person was just a tyrant and wanted to use manpower and money to deal with problems.

This is not really a skill, it just means that the person is rich.

But what should we do with our own Jinyiwei in the future?

Can the ability be further improved?
But if the Jinyiwei continues to expand, will it become too powerful to control and eventually backfire on the royal family?

Oh, it gives me a headache just thinking about it.

While eating the glutinous rice cake in his hand, Master Hu secretly glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang over there. Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang did not continue to pester his so-called "Jinyiwei", he was relieved.

On the surface, there is naturally nothing much to say about this matter.

It's nothing more than that great efforts can make miracles happen. There are many people and the area to be taken care of is small, so the monitoring effect is a little better.

But in fact, there are too many things hidden inside.

Apart from anything else, no one realized the problem hidden in this report.

How did the Hu family confirm that the person they had contact with Li Si'er in the kitchen must be Wu Liang, the Marquis of Jiangyin?
You have to know that the person who contacted Li Si'er was definitely not Wu Liang himself, but one of his confidants sent out.

However, it turned out that the records of the Hu Mansion clearly stated that this person was from the Jiangyin Marquis Mansion.

What is revealed here is simply too shocking.

This shows that the Hu Mansion is obviously just an "ordinary" royal palace, but in fact, its understanding of the entire Ming Dynasty, at least the key personnel, is extremely profound.

Is this ability scary?
What Mr. Hu hopes to hide is this powerful and meticulous information collection capability.

What no one knows is that this seemingly silent organization, the 'Hu Family Jinyiwei', is very powerful and secretive.

But in fact, the person responsible for this work was Hu Yi, the chief steward of the Hu Mansion.

He is the person who knows the most secrets in the entire Hu Mansion, except for Master Hu.

Although the "information network" he built outside was aimed at various middle and lower-level officials, the various news he heard were real.

It is precisely because of this kind of information that, after continuous integration and analysis, many things have been inadvertently exposed to the master and servant of the Hu Mansion.

And this is the big secret that Mr. Hu really wants to hide. (End of this chapter)