Although the position of the Ministry of War in the imperial court is awkward, it still has power on the surface. The Ministry of War is in charge of the selection of military attachés, military status, ordnance, and military orders across the country.
A temporary establishment like the Anti-Japanese Army was originally just a whim of His Majesty the Emperor. The Ministry of War did not give a specific document. However, the Anti-Japanese Army is doing a good job and has also played an role in fighting Japanese pirates. Now the Ministry of War has finally given a formal document. Prepared.
With a formal establishment, generals like Xue Wei who were in the anti-Japanese army would not have positions but no officials.
Although this has no actual use, it is just something that the imperial court does not recognize, but after all, the country has been in the imperial court for more than a hundred years, and the imperial court's certification is very important in the hearts of some people. With the official military attache grade given by the imperial court, they It can also give you more motivation.
Shen Yi listened with the wine glass in his hand. He looked at Du Huai and asked, "Eunuch Du, can I hear this kind of thing?"
"Yes, yes."
Eunuch Du smiled and said: "Before coming, His Majesty specially summoned our family to the Ganlu Palace for a talk. Our family also knew that during this trip of the Jin Crown Prince's patrol, Shen Hanlin was just a military advisor on the surface, but many times he was Shen Hanlin is making up his mind."
His tone was calm: "If this were not the case, our family would have gone directly to find the Crown Prince of Jin, and we would not have come here to see Shen Hanlin."
"My father-in-law, what you said is wrong."
Shen Yi coughed, shook his head and said: "On this patrol, the crown prince is the one taking the lead. The most I can do is give advice to the crown prince behind his back, not even make the decision."
Shen Yi said in a sincere tone: "The prince will be unhappy if he hears such words."
Although Li Mu also said similar words to Du Huai, he is a nobleman of Tianhuang after all. There are some things that others can say, but Shen Yi cannot recognize. If the prince is unhappy one day, this patrol mission will be Yellow.
It doesn't matter if the errand goes bad, there may still be some unpleasantness.
Du Huai has been in the palace for decades, and he also understands these worldly things. Seeing Shen Yi's appearance, the old eunuch laughed and said: "No wonder Shen Hanlin was able to get two Jinshis at this age and enter the Hanlin Academy, just by virtue of His precocious wisdom is beyond comparison with ordinary people."
The "precocious wisdom" mentioned by the old eunuch means that Shen Yi, at his age, has wisdom that he should not have at this age.
Shen Yi lowered his head and took a sip of wine without answering.
Eunuch Du took a bite of his food and said casually: "Your Majesty has issued an order to appoint the Crown Prince of Jin as the commander of the anti-Japanese army."
Hearing the word "commander", Shen Yi raised his eyebrows and his expression changed slightly.
The commander is the highest military leader of a guard and holds the military position of the third rank.
For example, Linhaiwei has five thousand-household offices, which is about five thousand people.
However, the commander-in-chief is not the highest local military position. The highest local military position is the capital commander-in-chief, which is the highest military officer at the provincial level. It is a second-grade military position and has a capital commander-in-chief division, referred to as the capital commander-in-chief.
The level of organization given by the imperial court to the Anti-Japanese Army was slightly lower than Shen Yi expected.
According to Shen Yi's estimation, since the imperial court has sent down all the emperor's cousins, regardless of whether the anti-Japanese army can be fully staffed, they should be given the title of commander. Otherwise, it would be unavoidable to give the prince a commander's position. Some price drops.
Of course, for the current anti-Japanese army, an organization of 5,000 people is adequate.
Because the current anti-Japanese army only has more than 200 people, and even a thousand-household camp has not yet been fully staffed.
Seeing Shen Yi's thoughtful look, Eunuch Du touched the few sparse and almost invisible beards on his chin and said with a smile: "Your Majesty said that if the anti-Japanese army does well in the past two years, he will set up an anti-Japanese division along the coast. ."
Hearing this sentence, Shen Yi secretly added something in his mind.
When the Anti-Japanese Army was upgraded to the Anti-Japanese Army, it was uncertain whether Shen Yi would work in the Anti-Japanese Army, but Li Mu would never continue to serve as the Capital Commander in the Anti-Japanese Army.
The royal family was still very wary of each other. The emperor could allow Li Mu to be a nominal commander, but it was impossible to tolerate him being a capital commander, not even in name.
Thinking of this, Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty is wise, Shen Yi admires you very much."
Du Huai narrowed his eyes and looked at Shen Yi, and continued: "His Majesty also ordered us to ask Prince Jin and Shen Hanlin if there is anything they need my help with."
Shen Yi thought for a while and then replied: "Having Eunuch Du help me deal with the stolen property has saved me a lot of effort. But apart from that, there are some things. It's better if Eunuch Du can help. If he can't, it will be better." Just pretend I didn’t say anything.”
Eunuch Du's eyes were crescent-shaped, with a few crow's feet. He looked at Shen Yi with a smile and said, "If Shen Hanlin has something to do, just say it."
Shen Yi coughed and lowered his voice.
"Eunuch Du, I want to build a dock along the coast of Taizhou Prefecture. I need some drawings of large ships and a group of craftsmen who are proficient in shipbuilding..."
"shipbuilding…"
Eunuch Du thought for a moment, then looked up at Shen Yi and said, "We need to ask the superiors for instructions on this. There are many skilled craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court. If your Majesty agrees, we can transfer some from the Ministry of Industry. As for the shipyard..."
The old eunuch said calmly: "Of course there is no problem with the dock, but I'm afraid the Ministry of Revenue is not willing to pay for it."
The implication is that the money must be paid from the stolen money.
Shen Yi was going to spend the stolen money. He nodded directly after hearing this, then he coughed and continued: "Furthermore, does the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War have some workshops that specialize in manufacturing firearms? I would like to transfer one or two from the former Ministry of War. Workshops came to the coast to provide firearms to the anti-Japanese army..."
Before Shen Yi finished speaking, Eunuch Du stood up from the chair. The old eunuch looked at Shen Yi with disbelief. The eunuch in purple who was used to the wind and rain swallowed a mouthful of saliva involuntarily, and then with difficulty Said: "What does Shen Hanlin want?"
"I want some firearms workshops."
Shen Yi blinked his eyes, his eyes a little innocent: "What's wrong, Mr. Du? Is it difficult to handle?"
"Isn't it just difficult to handle?"
Eunuch Du sat down and said angrily: "Shen Hanlin, our family just praised you for your early wisdom! Why are you confused now? The anti-Japanese army is recruiting troops on the coast, and the prince of Jin is nominally in charge of the troops. You Now I want a firearms workshop, you..."
At this point, Eunuch Du actually wanted to say, "Do you still want His Majesty to sleep peacefully?"
But when the words came to his lips, he still swallowed them and said angrily: "You are simply crazy!"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said: "Eunuch Du, it is precisely because Shen has no selfish motives that he made such a request to the imperial court and His Majesty. If we really had any selfish motives, we would not ask for people from the imperial court, but build a firearms workshop on the coast by ourselves. Already."
"Father, after the Linhai battle, small groups of Japanese pirates will no longer dare to go ashore in a short time. In the next one or two years, after the anti-Japanese army slowly takes shape, I believe that large groups of Japanese pirates with thousands of people will not dare to land again. I know Haijiang, but I really want to clean up the Japanese pirates at sea, I want to calm Haijiang, I want..."
"To form a coastal navy, you must build ships and go to sea to defeat Japanese pirates on the sea!"
Eunuch Du's face turned a little red. He looked at Shen Yi and sighed: "Building ships is fine. Firearms are absolutely impossible. If the local army needs firearms, just send a note to the Ministry of War. The Ministry of War will naturally issue it as appropriate. Where can I find it?" How about asking the Ministry of War directly for a workshop?"
"The Firearms of the Ministry of War..."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said: "Shen has seen that those who can hit the distance cannot get on the boat, and those who can get on the boat can't hit the distance. It needs to be improved."
Having said this, Shen Yi paused and continued: "Eunuch Du, please tell your Majesty what I said truthfully. If Your Majesty is accurate, of course it's good. If not, I will only mention it once, and I won't mention it again in the future. I won’t mention it, just pretend I didn’t say it.”
Eunuch Du shook his head and sighed: "If we pass the word on, His Majesty will not treat you as if you didn't say it."
He looked at Shen Yi and couldn't help but ask: "Why didn't Shen Hanlin write these requirements in the memorial?"
Master Shen toasted Du Huai.
"If I hand it over, your majesty will probably not be able to read it. But if my father-in-law and people from the palace send things up, your majesty might be able to take a more serious look at it."