"I obey!" Changsun Sheng stood up and bowed to Yang Song first, then cupped his hands to the left and right, and said: "Your Majesty, everyone!"

"I follow the emperor's order to go out of the northern pass and send out his local forces!" Changsun Sheng started from the beginning.

"...After a lot of hard work, the signing of the trade agreement was finally completed!..."

"...After I learned that there were three neighboring territories around me, I started visiting one in the east!"

"I have experienced similar treatment in these three territories!"

"I sent out gifts one after another, and I brought the rest of the gifts back because I felt that the lords of these territories were not worth the huge cost we had to pay!"

"During my mission, I obtained some relatively public information!"

Changsun Sheng had actually finished explaining the process of his mission at this time.

What he said next was all intelligence and information that he had summarized!

"The forces outside the customs are divided by territories, and each territory is not subordinate to them. The territories have lords, financial officers, peace officers and knights."

This is talking about the upper-level forces in the territory, the top few people in the territory.

"There are also various large and small forces in the territory, including wealthy merchant families, powerful gangs, and powerful wandering mercenaries!"

This refers to the powerful forces among the people that ordinary people dare not mess with.

"Underneath, there are a large number of civilians, including businessmen, peddlers, and taverns. At most, they are ordinary farmers!"

This introduction is to the most common ordinary people.

"I once asked the dignitaries in the north if they had slaves. The answer was that they don't exist in remote places, but they do in prosperous places!"

"But from my observation, these are obvious remarks!" Changsun Sheng said what he observed.

"At least there are many slaves in the lord's castle!"

"In my opinion, there is no such thing as a slave. It should be a comfort to the common people!"

"The northern city is a remote territory, and its power and strength are too small. It can be completely wiped out with a battalion of soldiers!"

This is Chang Sun Sheng saying that with the military strength of the Xia Kingdom, these remote places cannot pose a threat to the country!

"As for the so-called soldiers in each territory, except for a small number of standing soldiers, the rest are all armed civilians!"

"To sum up: I suggest that we conduct trade first and find out the actual situation in places farther away before making decisions!"

"That's all! I have finished my report!"

Changsun Sheng talked for several hours, and by the end of it, his mouth was already dry!

The first thing I did after bowing and sitting down was to drink up the water in the glass in front of me!

"Very good. Chang Sun Sheng has done meritorious service on his mission and should be rewarded! The infantry brigade guarded the border and escorted the envoy for meritorious service and should be rewarded!"

"Thank you, sir!" the two of them replied.

Yang Song saw that Chang Sun Sheng had finished speaking, and after saying two rewards, he turned his eyes to the others.

"The diplomatic envoys have finished their briefing. I wonder if you have any other opinions?"

"I have advice!" Chen Ping stood up at this time and said.

Chen Ping is now the director of the Intelligence Bureau, directly subordinate to the monarch Yang Song!

The leading guard responsible for territorial intelligence previously established by Yang Yi has now been merged into the Intelligence Bureau.

Yang Yi belongs to Chen Ping, but he is still responsible for the intelligence in the territory!

Chen Ping also knew that Yang Yi was the person sent by the monarch to supervise him, but he didn't say anything. He also understood the emperor's scheme!

After all, information is so important, it is equivalent to a person's eyes, ears, and nose!

"I agree with Director Changsun's suggestion, but the trade caravans need to be carefully selected and Xia's information cannot be revealed!"

Chen Ping suggested that the caravan must be selected, and it would be best if they were all intelligence personnel under his command!

"Since you, the intelligence chief, have said so, let's do it!" Yang Song agreed and gave instructions.

"You will organize the first batch of caravans! It would be best if all the people in this caravan are intelligence officers!"

Unexpectedly, Yang Song’s suggestion coincided with Chen Ping’s idea!

Chen Ping accepted the order and said: "I obey!"

Chen Ping sat down excitedly. Next would be his chance to show off his talents.

Some time ago was Chang Sun Sheng's showcase period. As two talents who came at the same time, he still has his own pride!

"Okay, next topic!" Yang Song said: "It's still about the forces in the north!"

"How will we deal with the forces in the north in the future? We still need your advice on this general direction!"

Yes, Xia Guo should come up with a charter regarding how to deal with foreign forces.

Yang Song said: "Whether it is war or peace; whether it is suppression or support; whether it is friendship or hostility! Everyone, let's talk about it!"

As soon as Chen Ping sat down, he heard his monarch saying that he wanted to discuss foreign strategies, so he stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that we treat each other in a friendly manner!" After receiving the signal, he continued: "Being friendly will make it easier for me to collect intelligence on the other party!"

"Your Majesty, everyone, you must know that we, the people of Xia Kingdom, are very different from the locals in terms of appearance and body shape!"

"If we are hostile, it will be difficult for us to do business, and I will not be able to collect information smoothly!"

After Chen Ping expressed his opinion, at least for a short period of time, he bowed to Yang Song and those sitting around, and sat down.

"I agree with Director Chen Ping's suggestion!" Changsun Sheng stood up and said at this time.

"Only through friendly exchanges can we understand more distant information more quickly. The world is much bigger than what I see!"

Yang Song thought about it, but he couldn't have any opinions. It was hard for him to decide whether to be hostile or not. After all, this was a major event in the future!

Although "enemy or friend" seems to be just a sentence from him, history is moving in two different directions of development!

He doesn’t know which one is the best choice!

After all, everyone can only see what they can see. There is no overall best choice, only local best choices!

Yang Zhong stood up and said: "I second the proposal! I second the proposal not for the power of the north, but because the country is now in a stage of rapid development!"

"Once fighting breaks out between the north and the south, food will be fine, but the recruitment of refugees will stop, and domestic development will also come to a halt!"

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Yang Zhong has become the director of the Department of Administration. The administrative level of 'county' has been temporarily abolished, and the highest local government in the country is the town level!

Yang Zhong is also the first "department"-level official, one level higher than everyone present. He is equivalent to the "prime minister"! But except for administrative power, he has no other rights!

Yang Song feels that it is a bit bad that there is only such a 'department-level' official in the country, and he is considering how to bring other functional departments up!

"I second the motion!..." This is Zhu Xi, who is in charge of education!

"I second the motion!..." This is Shen Kuo, who is in charge of technology!

…

"Since you all think so, it's decided!" Yang Song decided.

"As long as the other party doesn't take action, Xia will have good relations with foreign countries!"

What Yang Song heard was all in agreement with Chen Ping's suggestions, and he was quite happy.

He will not be like previous monarchs who relied on the intrigues of his subjects to benefit his rule!

If there really was a naysayer just now, he would be really unhappy!

Because the facts are before our eyes, the Xia Kingdom currently does not have the power to attack the local civilization, nor is it ready to attack the local civilization!
Chapter completed!