From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 163

It has been five days since I arrived in Shenjing. I have settled down, but the imperial edict has not arrived yet. Zhou Yuan can't report to Wucheng Bingma Division, so he can only wait patiently.

Since it is said that the current empress is a holy monarch, she can't ignore the people she specially transferred to Shenjing. The delay in making arrangements may mean something else.

Is it because of the great resistance in personnel? Or is Wucheng Bingma Division itself special, and they want to give me some buffer time?

Zhou Yuan is more inclined to the latter. After all, this position is nothing in front of the real boss, and it is not to the point of checks and balances between the monarch and the ministers. It is estimated that there is a problem with Bingma Division itself.

Guan Lu said in a deep voice: "Sir, we might as well set up an intelligence agency in advance and learn about the situation of the Wucheng Bingmasi in detail. We should be prepared for any eventuality to avoid mistakes in the layout."

Zhang Fei also agreed with this point, and his attitude was very serious: "At the same time, we must also set up a team responsible for security. Brother Guan must be responsible for protecting you personally and cannot leave you. There should also be experts protecting our family."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "Regarding the establishment of the intelligence agency, Guan Lu, you should pay attention. The people we require are safe and reliable, have sufficient capabilities, and have stability."

"There is no need to save money. The loyalty of intelligence personnel must be guaranteed. This is very important for the future."

Guan Lu immediately said: "Please rest assured, sir, I have been engaged in intelligence work for more than ten years and have sufficient experience to complete the task."

Zhou Yuan looked at Zhang Fei and said: "Regarding the security organization, you are responsible for the construction of the system, the internal structure of the organization, and the recruitment and training of lower-level personnel."

"You can't invite real masters, and you don't need to. I will find someone to airdrop."

Zhang Fei said happily: "If so, then there is no problem. As long as there are masters in charge, other lower-level members can also be restrained."

Zhou Yuan said: "How many masters do you need?"

"Not too many, just enough."

Zhang Fei gave his professional judgment: "Three to five people are best. Fewer is not enough, and more will easily complicate things and form factions within the organization."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said: "I will send you five people, three men and two women, two of whom are female masters who will be responsible for the safety of the family. But strictly speaking, these two women are not your subordinates, but people who cooperate with you."

Speaking of this, he smiled lightly and said: "I plan to find two masters from the inner court to come and take charge, so that I can feel at ease."

Zhang Fei said: "That's great!"

So the three of them started to get busy. Guan Lu and Zhang Fei were in charge of their respective fields, while Zhou Yuan took Jianjia and Qingyuan Ziyuan to visit Shenjing City.

As the best place in the world, Shenjing is naturally extremely prosperous. The inner city has the imperial palace and the mansions of the nobles, which are extraordinary, luxurious and magnificent. The outer city is full of fireworks, bustling with people, and a prosperous and lively scene.

Ziyuan especially likes such scenes. She drags Qingyuan along to eat all kinds of snacks and buy all kinds of small accessories.

Seeing the street acrobatics, they are even more excited. They hurried over and shouted in joy.

Zhao Jianjia held Zhou Yuan's hand, with novelty in her eyes, and a faint smile on her lips, obviously very happy.

After all, she is still a girl, a 19-year-old child, facing a strange big city, her curiosity is no less than Ziyuan and the others, but she is already the head of the family, so she naturally has to restrain herself a little.

"You can go and have a look too!"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Play with Ziyuan and the others, so I can do my own thing."

"Ah? Can I, my husband?"

Zhao Jianjia was surprised and excited, and said, "I can go and play too? What is my husband going to do?"

She was almost incoherent, and it seemed that she had been eager for a long time.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "Go ahead, Dayong and I will go to other places and investigate the situation here."

He took Zhao Jianjia and the others out to play, not because he was free, but because the Wucheng Bingmasi was responsible for patrolling the city to catch thieves, setting fires, and combing the streets and ditches.

A new official has three fires to start, and he always has to see where he will start these three fires.

As for the safety of Zhao Jianjia and the other two, he is not worried. Xiaozhuang should have sent people to protect them secretly until Zhuang Xuansu returns to Shenjing.

The two walked forward, Guan Dayong ate the pancakes sold on the street, and said with a smile: "Brother, where are we going to play! It is said that you can ride horses on the edge of the city, and it only costs 80 taels of silver per person!"

Bullshit, what do you mean by only 80 taels? Isn't 80 taels expensive enough!

Dayong, this kid, has become extravagant in his life with me.

"Shut up! What are you playing for! I'm here to do business!"

Zhou Yuan was not wellHe yelled at him angrily, observing everything around him, and his brows gradually frowned.

To be honest, there is a big difference between the inner and outer cities of Shenjing. The inner city has wide streets and not so many people, so it looks much cleaner.

But the outer city is very messy. Various shops, vendors, small carts, performers, monkey showmen, key duplicators, all kinds of people, common people, and people from all walks of life gather here.

The public security is chaotic, and the streets are also dirty and messy, and there is a stench everywhere.

So some noble ladies and rich sons are not willing to come to these places at all, even if they occasionally yearn for the bustle of the outer city.

The ditches must be cleaned, and the streets must be cleaned even more. The functional zoning should be done in the areas that should be divided, and fire safety is also extremely important.

Regarding these, Zhou Yuan is familiar with them. He has worked at the grassroots level for many years in his previous life. In terms of governance methods, they are much better than this era.

It’s just that whether it can be implemented and how to implement it still needs to be combined with the actual situation.

Is there nothing wrong with the inner city? Of course there are, especially in the area of ​​fire protection and thieves, where many problems are exposed.

For several days, Zhou Yuan took Zhao Jianjia and others to travel all over Shenjing City. The three girls had a lot of fun and were exhausted in the end.

Zhou Yuan also understood this Shenjing City almost completely, and gradually had a rough idea in his mind.

September 9th, Double Ninth Festival.

For the Jin Dynasty, Double Ninth Festival is an extremely important festival, with various activities such as ancestor worship, reunion, worship, and climbing, celebrating auspiciousness in various ways.

This is also the first festival for Zhou Yuan's family. Everyone wants to celebrate it. After all, the Mid-Autumn Festival was spent on the boat, and there was really no celebration.

Early in the morning, Ziyuan, Qingyuan and others accompanied Zhao Jianjia to purchase a large number of items and prepare a large table of dishes.

At noon, they worshipped the heaven and earth, and also toasted their family members in the south. Several people also ate and drank happily.

At the dinner table, Zhao Jianjia talked about the past, and they were also very happy.

When it comes to business, Guan Lu also became excited: "Our intelligence organization is basically complete. Although there are few people, it is sophisticated. We can receive intelligence from various departments of the court in the first time."

"After all, we have established contact with the eunuchs in the palace."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "Is the funding enough? If not, please tell me. I have always trusted people and never doubted them, so the people in the intelligence system should be treated well."

Guan Lu clasped his fists and said: "Don't worry, sir, these subordinates have done everything one by one."

Zhang Fei said: "The security organization is almost complete, I have recruited many people from the underworld, and they are definitely reliable. After all, I am also an insider and have a set of methods to judge. "

"But so far, I can only guarantee their loyalty and basic discipline, but I can't give them a big improvement in their abilities. In terms of martial arts, they are lacking."

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter! I have received a letter from the Zhuang Sizhu. She will come to see me in the next few days."

Zhao Jianjia smiled and said, "Today is a good day, don't be so serious, eat quickly, Ziyuan's cooking skills are really good."

Everyone laughed.

Ziyuan also looked happy and quickly picked up some food for Zhou Yuan.

In this family, there are not so many rules. Everyone eats at the same table, just like relatives.