Chen Zhenglei is obviously an expert.

After all, it was someone who personally performed the assassination mission, so of course it was clear that the assassination was not about strength, but about the amount of intelligence.

Without this support, it is impossible to succeed.

He himself seemed to feel that the request he made was a bit unreasonable.

Therefore, at this time, Chen Zhenglei felt a little guilty.

Chen Zhengtai pondered for a moment and said, "How many people do you need?"

"One thousand people... need at least one thousand people..." Chen Zhenglei seemed very serious and continued: "Eight hundred of them are responsible for logistics and intelligence collection, and then two hundred people are allocated for training and joining the action team."

"One thousand?" Chen Zhengtai blinked and said in surprise: "Only one thousand people? I really scared me. I thought you wanted 30,000 to 50,000 people!"

Chen Zhenglei: "…"

Only then did he realize that his confidence seemed to be too insufficient.

Chen Zhengtai immediately said in a bold manner beyond Chen Zhenglei's expectations: "If you recruit 5,000 people, choose the place in Lanzhou! Lanzhou, Shuofang, Gaochang, Western Regions, Persia, Dashi and other places, we must have our eyes and ears, and we can manage enough money and grain! After you go back, you will draw up a charter, and you don't have to worry about spending money. You can recruit the personnel by yourself. You can think about who you need. But there is one thing you must remember! Your people can only be outside the pass, and no one can enter Guanzhong, for any reason!"

The Chen family can afford the money.

Intelligence is too important, and the situation outside the pass is complicated, so it is very beneficial to the Chen family to open up a new battlefield.

This is really not something measured by money.

Of course, Chen Zhengtai also knew that this thing was extremely powerful, so he had to draw a red line!

Once intelligence personnel are active in the pass, once they are noticed, it is never a trivial matter.

When peeking at Guanzhong, this is definitely not a joke.

Therefore, no one here can enter Guanzhong easily, which is also the iron rule set by Chen Zhengtai!

You can do whatever you want, but there must be some taboos.

Chen Zhenglei was very surprised, and his body shook and his eyebrows suddenly became bright.

Five thousand people, this is almost a soldier in the same army. What a great trust!

If this airs can be really put on, his status will probably not be inferior to the generals of the Tiance Army.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Your Highness is just happy!

He has implemented Chen Zhengtai’s request well!

But after a pause, Chen Zhenglei seemed to have thought of something and said, "But this kind of thing may have been in vain for many years. I hope your Highness... can be prepared."

This is the truth, because spreading an intelligence network does not mean that it can be effective at any time. Moreover... the large amount of information collected also requires a set of identification mechanisms. The authentic information identified may not be useful, so many people are just useless.

Chen Zhengtai understood and smiled and said, "How come I don't understand this principle when raising troops for a thousand days and using troops for a while? Don't worry, just do it. There is no need to be any burden. If there is not enough manpower, come and apply to me."

Chen Zhenglei felt very happy and felt comfortable doing this job.

At this time, his mind was already running.

An operation team of at least 500 people is needed, which must be allocated from the army, and it must be an elite force like the Tiance Army, with more than 90 people as the backbone, and they are trained day and night.

In addition, at least thousands of civil servants are required to be responsible for the transmission of messages, the identification of messages, and the processing of various messages.

There are still more than 3,000 people who are arranged in various parts of the world. If it is strictly forbidden to enter Guanzhong, it will make people feel relieved, and at least 3,000 people are enough to spread it out.

At this time, Chen Zhengtai thought for a while and said, "You must have a name, you must be honest and honest. You might as well call it the Intelligence Bureau. In the future... you must report any news to me at any time. As for other minor matters, you can deal with it yourself."

"Here." Chen Zhenglei nodded very simply, not polite.

He knew very well that if the Chen family paid money, then the money would not be spent in vain.

"It's just that there's something else." Chen Zhenglei frowned and said, "Sometimes, the Intelligence Bureau needs to spy on something, I'm afraid someone will need to provide some convenience. Can you ask Your Highness to give a letter so that people can provide some necessary convenience."

Chen Zhengtai glanced at him, but said disapprovingly: "There is no need for this. As long as the Intelligence Bureau is built, it will be a signboard."

Chen Zhenglei nodded, he seemed to be a little puzzled by Chen Zhengtai's words.

Maybe he doesn't even know that how many people will be afraid of a job like him in the future.

After sending Chen Zhenglei away, Chen Zhengtai couldn't help but rub his temples!

It's really a headache. A sum of money is gone again. Like Chen Zhenglei, he raised it in a year, but I'm afraid it won't be possible without 300,000 or 500,000 guan.

This made Chen Zhengtai even more eager to make money.

Chen Zhengtai does not pursue power. In Chen Zhengtai's view, although the emperor like Li Shimin holds the power of the world, he can make people loyal, relying on the power pressure!

Although people are timid and trembling with Li Shimin because of their fear, they may not be able to make people feel at ease.

But Chen Zhengtai used money, and he spent a lot of money, tempting countless people to flock to him. Even if these people run and work hard for Chen Zhengtai, they are willing to accept it. They only regret that they have not given Chen Zhengtai a chance to serve him.

Therefore... Chen Zhengtai likes money more, just such a thing can make countless people work hard for it all their lives.

Now, no one in Chang'an is more looking forward to visiting Tang envoys from all countries than Chen Zhengtai.

The envoys of the Tang Dynasty boarded the steam train from Lanzhou. For the first time, they realized that there was such a thing in the world. They were suddenly shocked by this huge steel monster.

After staying in the carriage for seven or eight days, the vast crowd arrived in Chang'an easily.

This was three months ahead of their original plan.

You should know that the mission has a large number of people and carries a large number of tributes. It takes more than two thousand miles from Lanzhou to Chang'an, and it will take at least several months to go down the road.

Just when they arrived dizzyly, there were already many carriages lined up at the station.

Someone came to greet them in person, and it was Chen Zhenglei who greeted them!

Chen Zhenglei was wearing a military coat. Although he was now the director of the Intelligence Bureau, he still liked to wear the military uniform of the Tiance Army. Chen Zhenglei was well-versed in various languages, especially after going to Dashi and Persia, he became much more diligent. Li Shimin ordered Chen Zhengtai to arrange these envoys to send Tang, and Chen Zhengtai ordered Chen Zhenglei to come to greet him.

Chen Zhenglei is a serious person. The smile he squeezed out at this moment looked even worse than what he looked when he killed someone.

Then he began to greet the envoys sent by various countries in various languages, and a total of thirteen envoys sent by Tang Dynasty were very large.

Then, he ordered people to guide the entourages who sent the Tang envoy to rest and remove all the tributes at the same time. The thirteen people were sent directly to the Chen family.

The envoys from various countries sent Tang Dynasty to sleepwalking, and when they arrived here, they were all in awe.

When they realized... starting from Gaochang Kingdom, they passed by the territory of the Tang Dynasty along the way, and they also saw the charm of the steam train and the magnificent Chang'an, they realized... the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty was far beyond their imagination.

Chen Zhenglei invited them to enter the Chen family's lobby directly, and everyone sat down one after another, then ordered people to prepare tea and then exchanged greetings.

At this time, Chen Zhengtai arrived late.

As soon as he saw Chen Zhengtai coming in, Chen Zhenglei stood up straight and looked respectful.

Seeing this, the envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty dared not hesitate, so they stood up one after another.

Chen Zhengtai smiled and said gently: "It's okay, just sit down and talk. I am inviting you to the emperor. Your Majesty has taken special care of you and repeatedly ordered you to make you feel at home. Today, you are tired and thought it is not easy, so I ask you to sit in the humble house and sit for a while."

Chen Zhenglei immediately translated the Tang envoys from various countries. Obviously, these people did not realize the unique politeness of the Orientals.

Therefore, the so-called humble house in Chen Zhengtai's mouth was understood as the prince in front of him and a larger and more luxurious mansion. Now this mansion is just the smallest and most crude, and suddenly... it shows a respectable look.

This is just a prince. This mansion is no less than the size of a royal palace. It has carved beams and painted buildings, covering a huge area, and is extremely exquisite everywhere. Just this... is it just a humble house?

Immediately, the Tang envoys sent to claim their own names one after another.

This envoy of the Tang Dynasty who sent the Great Food to claim that he was Babeke.

The Persian envoy sent to Tang called himself Cyrus.

The other countries in the Western Regions had even longer names. Chen Zhengtai didn't plan to remember them anyway, so he just nodded and asked: "Can you bring a letter of nationality?"

credentials?

Everyone looked at each other.

Chen Zhenglei quickly translated: "It is the book of books that all countries have towards our country."

Several envoys from the Western Regions sent to Tang Dynasty were inspiration, and they were already ready.

Babeck and Cyrus also nodded.

Chen Zhengtai immediately said, "Can you show me?"

This request is obviously a bit unreasonable, but everyone knows that the Chen family is not easy to mess with. Now that they are under the roof, it is natural that it is better to obey obediently.

Then, Chen Zhengtai asked Chen Zhenglei to continue to be responsible for translating and translated these letters of the country.

If most of the flowers are full of flowers, they are actually not nutritious.

Chen Zhengtai smiled and said nothing.

Cyrus couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, what's the problem with the Persian letter?"

"Some are some," Chen Zhengtai said: "However, this is your country's letter. I think I have considered it a long time ago, so I can't say much."

At this moment, Cyrus was a little panicked and said nervously: "Your Highness, please give evidence. When I came, the king repeatedly told me that I must be kind to the Tang Dynasty, and that I must not destroy the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and that the Tang Dynasty should not feel perseverance."

Chen Zhengtai crossed his legs and said, "This..."

He looked hesitant and said slowly: "I don't think you can make the decision."

"Make the Lord." Cyrus gritted his teeth and nodded.

This time, his mission is actually very simple, he is called a vassal.
To be continued...