In the past, the Prince would provide a lump sum for expenses. As long as the mission was completed, he wouldn't ask how much was spent.
Therefore, any money that could be saved was his and his subordinates' to keep!
'Fine, fine, fine, so your army is loyal? What about the Militia? The Militia can't be loyal too, can they?'
As it turned out, the intelligence chief never expected that all of Henry's combat units received treatment on par with the emperor's own men.
'Turn them against their master? Bribe them? Dream on.'
With no other choice, he had to switch targets: the Civil Servants!
It was said that civil servants were the easiest to corrupt. Money, women, mansions, fame—whatever you desired, they could provide.
In the end, aside from a few low-level Civil Servants who happily took their money in exchange for some worthless, semi-public information, they made no progress.
