Chapter 36: Chen Renbei
Ren Hao is the third-ranked Secretary of the Foreign Information Department of the Ministry of State Security. He is an important intelligence official second only to the Minister of the Ministry of State Security and the Minister of the Foreign Information Department. He has high authority.
As one of the assistants to assist Chen Ping, Ren Hao is different from the other two Zhan Shi who have always followed Chen Ping. He is a young man from a "academic" background.
But because of this, Ren Hao is a young young man who can still hold a high position and knows that his ability cannot be underestimated.
This may be due to the serious lack of important talents in various departments of the Xia State. However, after decades of development, the talents of the Xia State have been increasing one after another. Ren Hao can still gain a foothold in this position, which is a matter of ability.
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"Okay, Ren Hao." Chen Ping nodded to Ren Hao, waved his hand to let him get closer. He pointed to the Federation of the Princes on the map and said, "Your Majesty has an order to order our Foreign Affairs Department to break down the Federation of the Princes to open up land transportation between our Daxia and the Ice and Snow Kingdom vassals."
After Chen Ping finished Yang Song's order, he understood Ren Hao and continued: "Due to a maritime accident, this matter is urgent and it is not time for me. Our company must complete this task as soon as possible in a short time."
"It is Your Majesty's decree, and it also concerns state affairs. If the Minister has any arrangements, just give me orders. My subordinates will swear to serve the country to the death." Ren Hao expressed his firm opinion when he heard this.
"Hey~ there is no need to be so serious, there is not much danger." Chen Ping smiled and waved his hand, enlivened the atmosphere, and said, "Of course I believe in your ability and loyalty. Saying this is just to prepare you for your heart."
Seeing that Ren Hao was no longer as reserved as before, Chen Ping continued: "Come here, the Federation of the princes is located between our Daxia and the Ice and Snow Kingdom, with a distance of more than 800 kilometers from north to south. It is not so easy to open up land transportation."
The "not easy" mentioned here by Chen Ping does not mean that it is military, but that it is not easy to separate all forces controlled by the Xia Kingdom over such a long distance.
Of course Ren Hao knew what Chen Ping meant, so after he heard it, he also felt very difficult to correct it. Anyway, he didn't think of anything, so Ren Hao asked for instructions: "I am stupid, please let the minister make it clear."
"Look, the vassal federation consists of thirty-nine territories, of which three dukes are the main ones..." Chen Ping explained the power composition of the vassal federation to Ren Hao in detail.
Then, when Chen Ping saw Ren Hao's humble and studious look, he couldn't help but feel at ease in the school exam, and asked, "If there is no time limit, in your opinion, how many parts can the vassal of the princes be dismembered into to the greatest extent that it is in the interests of my Daxia?"
"This..." Ren Hao saw Chen Ping's questioning and knew that the other party should have a plan, so he calmed down and thought according to Chen Ping's conditions.
After a while, Ren Hao replied with some uncertainty: "I have some suspicious opinions from my subordinates. Please correct me if there are any inappropriate circumstances."
"It's okay, let's talk." In fact, in addition to taking the school exam, Chen Ping also had the idea of testing whether Ren Hao was able to carry out this task.
"Yes, Minister." Ren Hao replied with his fists and pointed to the Federation of the Princes on the map and said, "If there is no time limit, it is best to dismember the Federation of the Princes into three parts to form a three-legged tripod."
When Chen Ping heard this, he asked unexpectedly: "Oh? Tell me the reason, why are there three portions instead of more portions?"
"Report to the Minister." Ren Hao replied with his fists: "If the federated states of the princes are broken down into several parts, this is nothing more than restoring the previous situation of the princes' respective rulers, which is no different from the era of the territory and castles."
"Facts have proved that the era of territorial castles will eventually be replaced by various countries." Ren Hao nodded slightly when he saw Chen Ping and replied with greater confidence: "Although letting the Federation of the Princes return to the state of castle territory can eliminate a hidden danger in the northern border of our Great Xia for a period of time, His Majesty's decree is the ice and snow kingdom that connects the northern continent. In such a chaotic state, how can we ensure smooth transportation?"
As the explanation was made, Ren Hao's thoughts and thoughts became clearer, and even in the end, his eyes were filled with endless confidence.
"Instead of letting the Federation of the Lords return to the chaotic castle era, it is better to form three countries with the three existing Duke forces in the Federation of the Lords to form three countries. Not only does it save time and effort, as long as I, Daxia, control one of the countries that connects the north and south of the mainland... "
Speaking of this, Ren Hao suddenly stopped. He remembered that Chen Ping had conveyed Yang Song's will to him before, and immediately looked at Chen Ping excitedly and said with a eager look on his face: "Minister, this is, this is..."
"That's true!" Chen Ping was already full of relief at this time, nodded to Ren Hao and said, "If you go north, please do as you want."
Chen Ping did not have the intention to take the school exam at this time. In addition to being very satisfied with Ren Hao's wisdom, he was just happy to discover such an outstanding talent.
"Yes, Minister, my subordinates will definitely complete the task!" Ren Hao deserves to be an elite intelligence officer, but he was excited but instantly returned to his previous calm state.
"Yes." Chen Ping nodded again, and after he improved the plan in detail, he said: "You will send all the branches of the Foreign Information Department in the Federation of the Princes. Remember, try to give the Federation of the Princes three points in the shortest time!"
"Subordinate to the order!" After Ren Hao received Chen Ping's clear name and arrangement, in addition to the absolute intention of completing the task, he also had the infinite enthusiasm to achieve his ambitions!
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"Your Majesty, that's it." After completing the deployment, Chen Ping rushed to the palace and explained his arrangements and plans in detail to Yang Song.
"Very good, your plan is good. But..." After hearing this, Yang Song agreed with Chen Ping's plan very much, but he still had some questions.
He asked, "But how to ensure that the vassal states can be divided into three parts? Which one is selected as a vassal of the Great Xia?"
"When I go back to your Majesty, as I said before, the vassal federations are divided into three major forces. Even if I have Daxia in the south, the vassal federations will sooner or later be broken down. I just took the initiative to speed up this process and let it be controlled by my Daxia."
Chen Ping bowed and replied: "As for the ones selected as my vassal of Daxia, the Duke of Albright located in the eastern part of the Furao Plain."
Yang Song agreed with what Chen Ping said about "going with the flow" and "being controlled by Xia Kingdom", but there is still a problem with the goal of this choice.
"If I remember correctly, the Duke of Albright should be the most powerful territory among the vassal states. Why was he willing to become a vassal of the Great Xia? How could he ensure that the territory of his country can be connected to the north and south?"
These problems are the most fundamental problems. As Chen Ping said, even if the vassal federation does not have the threat of Xia State, its composition will determine that the vassal federation will sooner or later be decomposed.
But how can we ensure that the decomposed country will be controlled by the Xia State? How can we ensure that they are willing to become a vassal of the Xia State? And how can we determine that the territory of this country can connect to the north and south?
If these problems cannot be solved, nothing has made sense before!
Chapter completed!