Yanzhou is the seat of the Shandong Governor's Yamen.
It has been almost two months since Shen Yi left Yanzhou. Although most of the matters have been handed over to him, there are still some matters piled up in the governor's office, waiting for Shen Yi to come back to deal with them.
It took Shen Yi almost two or three days to deal with these miscellaneous things.
At this time, he also received a military report from Su Ding that the left army had officially begun to attack Qingzhou Fucheng.
Shen Yi put the document aside, then lowered his head to take a sip of tea and looked up at the young man in front of him.
This young man was one or two years younger than Shen Yi, but his skin was slightly rough, but his eyes were bright. He stood in front of Shen Yi, bowed his head deeply, and saluted: "Young Master."
Shen Yi exhaled, pointed to the chair in the study, and said with some emotion: "Sit down and talk."
The young man sat down. He smiled at Shen Yi and said, "I haven't seen him for almost two years. My gentleman's demeanor is even better than before."
Shen Yi rolled his eyes at this guy: "You still have the nerve to mention so many things about Da Chen, but you just left them all behind during this trip to the West."
Naturally, the young man who met Shen Yi after going to the West could only be Xu Fu.
After not seeing each other for two years, Xu Fu looked brighter than his gloomy self two years ago, and there was a bit of a smile on his face.
The high-ranking official Xu bowed his head to Shen Yi and said: "Sir, my trip to the West was not in vain. I have basically visited all the countries in the West. I have also brought with me some people and things that may be useful to you. came back."
He looked up at Shen Yi and said slowly: "Westerners discovered a silver mine in a place called Mozhou. In recent years, a large amount of silver has poured into the West."
"After our fleet arrived in the Western Ocean, we spent almost a boatload of money back."
With bright eyes, he continued: "Moreover, we have established trade routes with those Westerners. In the future, there will be a stable source of money..."
Shen Yi was thoughtful.
Thinking of historical events in another world, Europe at this time should indeed have discovered a certain American silver mine.
After hearing the news, he felt a little happy, but not particularly happy.
After all, although silver is almost equivalent to currency in this era, the means of production are limited. It is impossible that after the inflow of silver, the means of production will increase out of thin air.
In other words, with the influx of large amounts of silver, the price of silver will definitely depreciate.
But these are all very macro things.
With the current "economic size" of Chen State and Northern Qi, they are enough to consume a large amount of silver and maintain commodity prices for a long time.
He looked at Xu Fu and said softly: "Have you been to Jiankang?"
Xu Fu nodded quickly: "Of course I have been there, otherwise I wouldn't dare to come and see the young master."
"Your Majesty means that this money should not go into the Household Department, not even into the inner treasury. It should be left to your disposal, Young Master, and reserved for war purposes."
Shen Yi nodded slightly: "About how much?"
Xu Fu said softly: "The total number is estimated to be around one million taels."
"But most of them are Western silver coins that need to be re-cast, and there is also a shipload of ore that is directly from silver mines, which will take some time to be smelted out."
Mr. Shen thought for a while and said, "Then I'll leave this money with you. If the army needs anything, you can try your best to help buy it."
Xu Fu nodded yes.
Shen Yi smiled at him and asked, "When you went to Jiankang, why didn't you stay with my little sister for a few more days?"
Xu Fu was a little embarrassed and lowered his head and said: "After staying for three or four days, because the young master's affairs were important, I left for the north to look for the young master."
Shen Yi nodded again, rubbed his temples, and said, "I've been very busy these past few years and don't have much time for Jiankang. How are your brothers now?"
"all good."
Having said this, Xu Fu took two steps back, suddenly knelt down, and kowtowed to Shen Yi respectfully.
Shen Yi frowned, stood up and helped him up.
"What is this doing?"
Xu Fu lowered his head and said, "While I was away from Jiankang, my wife took great care of my little sister and my dog. She helped me with many things."
"It's appropriate for me to kowtow to you."
Shen Yi said dumbly: "In that case, just go to my wife and thank her in person. Why are you kowtowing to me?"
"Our family has already been to Madam's place."
The two chatted for a while, and Shen Yi sat back in his seat and asked, "Are you not going to leave just yet after this trip?"
"We have already traveled to the West, and the trade routes have been opened up. I don't plan to go out in the next five or six years."
Xu Fu took a deep breath, lowered his head and said: "Stay in Dachen, spend time with your family, and at the same time..."
"Try to do your best to help the young master and repay his kindness."
"It's too outrageous to say these things."
Mr. Shen shook his head slightly, then smiled: "However, you should really calm down and work for the court for a few years. I know you have no interest in officialdom, but it is good to work hard for a few years to find a future for future generations. of."
Xu Fu lowered his head slightly and said with a smile: "I have never thought about future generations. I just hope that I can do my best and do something for you, Master."
Mr. Shen poured him a cup of tea and asked, "How about Western?"
Xu Fu frowned slightly, shook his head and said, "It's quite barbaric and lacks etiquette."
"Even in the city, many places are stinking to the sky and cannot be smelled."
"Moreover, most of them are ignorant and believe in ghosts and gods. They regard the theories of ghosts and gods as scriptures and regard the teachings of ghosts and gods as their superiors."
When Shen Yi heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.
He knew in his heart that the West at this time might indeed be similar to what Xu Fu said.
But a few hundred years later, things will be completely different...
"There are some merits."
Mr. Shen took a sip of tea and said softly: "Since you are interested and have free time in the future, communicate more with them and don't break off the relationship."
Xu Fu looked around and said in a low voice: "There is nothing else, except that women from the West are very difficult to deal with and have no sense of shame. Our fleet rescued a woman in the West, and she insisted on following me. I can’t get rid of it…”
Master Shen took a sip of tea and almost spit it out.
"Did you follow Da Chen?"
Xu Fu smiled bitterly and said: "In Fuzhou..."
Shen Yi blinked: "Little sister, you still don't know?"
Xu Fu shook his head slightly.
Mr. Shen patted his shoulder and laughed.
"Now, I finally have a handle on you, Mr. Xu!"
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After Xu Fu arrived in Yanzhou, he quickly devoted himself to work in the north according to Shen Yi's will.
The large and medium-sized commercial houses that had been dormant for several years began to operate again.
At the same time, the Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce is also trying its best to help.
For a time, the role of folk power in the northern border even overshadowed that of the Jiankang court.
Of course, whether it is Dazhong Commercial Bank or the Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce, they can generally be regarded as the property of His Majesty the Emperor and a royal business. Therefore, it cannot be said that they are all private forces.
And just in the past few days, news came again from the Right Route Army that because the Qi people fought too hard, the entire Right Route Army was once again forced out of Dongchang Prefecture and withdrew to Dongping Prefecture in Yanzhou.
It is less than two hundred miles away from Yanzhou.
After receiving the news, Mr. Shen briefly thought about it and explained a few words to Ye Chan. Then he left Yanzhou City on horseback with twenty or thirty guards and went straight to Dongping Prefecture City.
Running fast, this distance can be reached in only one day. That night, Shen Yi arrived at the Right Army Camp in Dongping Prefecture.
Ling Su, who was dressed in iron armor and led a group of generals, respectfully welcomed Shen Yi in.
When Mr. Shen sat down in the Chinese army tent, Ling Su knelt on the ground without saying a word, bowed his head and said: "This general is so incompetent that the war in Dongchang Mansion has not progressed at all. Please punish Mr. Shen!"
Mr. Shen glanced around at the generals in the army's headquarters, then stood up, stretched out his hand to pull Ling Su up, and smiled dumbly.
"It's not like I don't understand the situation here."
"Don't talk about General Ling. Even if Duke Dingguo comes back to life, I'm afraid we will have no choice but to fight like this."
Hearing what he said, the generals in the tent breathed a sigh of relief.
Mr. Shen sat back on the main seat and looked at Ling Su with a calm expression.
"Let's discuss whether the Right Army should fight next."
"In other words, how to fight?"
I saw the bad news about Qiyue Ju today, and I have mixed emotions. Qiyue Ju and I are in the same group. Although our levels are too different and we haven't spoken much, we are about the same age. When I heard the bad news, I just felt sad. Qi Qiyan.
Life is unpredictable, readers, please take care of yourself!
Also...recommend a friend's new book. If you are interested, you can read it.
I originally promised it a few days ago, but I kept forgetting it and put it off until today...