Whether it's a shipyard or a firearms workshop, Shen Yi can actually do it himself.
After all, firearms were not a rare thing in this era. Even the larger Japanese pirates had several cannons and even some Western muskets.
But this thing is for military use after all. What if Shen Yi secretly did it by himself without the permission of the court, and also brought a clan to do it secretly...
Breaking taboos is out of the question.
It's easy to get sick and die.
If you are not careful, the whole family may get sick and die.
Therefore, this thing needs to be approved by the imperial court. It is best to be more open-minded like Shen Yi and directly ask the imperial court to dispatch several firearms workshops and then dispatch some shipbuilding craftsmen from the Ministry of Works, so as to save trouble.
As for whether His Majesty the Emperor would be big-hearted enough to agree to such a thing, that is not a question that Shen Yi needs to consider.
If the emperor agrees, Shen Yi may be able to help him create a navy that can clean up the sea routes in the next few years.
If the emperor does not agree, Mr. Shen is also a clever woman who cannot make a meal without rice. He can only temporarily give up the idea of going to sea to fight against Japanese pirates and engage in land defense honestly. In this way, although there is no way to dig out the roots of Japanese pirates, at least he can cure the symptoms and let Da Chen The local area maintains peace and stability.
But if this is the case, the emperor's idea of using this navy to replace the Huaihe Navy is a bit too natural. If this coastal navy cannot form combat effectiveness, even if the little emperor succeeds in taking down the Zhao clan, Da Chen's The northern defense line will also become turbulent. If the Qi people seize the opportunity then...
If you are not careful, the skull of His Majesty the Emperor of Chen Kingdom might be turned into a wine glass and played with day and night.
In the final analysis, it is up to His Majesty the young Emperor of Jiankang to decide how to make the decision. Anyway, it is only a thousand miles from Jiankang to Taizhou Prefecture. It can be reached in two or three days by horseback. Shen Yi has time to wait for His Majesty the Emperor's reply. .
After hearing Shen Yi's somewhat bold remarks, Eunuch Du's face became serious, and the faint smile on his face disappeared. He sat opposite Shen Yi, and after being silent for a while, he slowly said: "Shen Hanlin's words, It really surprised our family.”
"Those of us in the palace, to put it nicely, are the emperor's personal servants, to put it worse, we are actually the servants of the Tian family. Shen Hanlin asked our family to ask for things from His Majesty on your behalf, but our family really can't do it..."
"but…"
The old eunuch lowered his eyebrows slightly and said, "But as Shen Hanlin said just now, our family can send the records to the chamberlain intact."
Shen Yi raised his wine glass, toasted the old eunuch, and said with a smile: "So, Shen, thank you father-in-law."
Du Huai raised his glass with one hand and clinked it with Shen Yi.
On this day, Shen Yi entertained the "Shang Shu of the Household Department" of the inner court well and had a good drink with the old man. Early the next morning, Shen Yi sent a few people to lead Du Huai and his party to find The crown prince of Jin had already gone south to "eliminate the traitors".
After Du Huai left, Linhai County was still recruiting troops in an orderly manner, but Shen Yi left Linhai City and went to Taiping County, south of Linhai, to recruit troops.
Now that he knew the number of people assigned by the imperial court to the anti-Japanese army, Shen Yi was more confident to recruit troops. After all, the actual number of people in the anti-Japanese army was not even one-tenth of the full force.
On the way to Taiping County, there were twenty or thirty anti-Japanese army officers and soldiers accompanying him for protection. Shen Yi did not ride in a sedan or a carriage like other civil servants, but rode a horse to Taiping County.
Each of the more than twenty anti-Japanese army officers and soldiers rode horses. These horses were the private property of the family of Wang Chengwang, the richest man in Taizhou, and had now been requisitioned by the anti-Japanese army.
Xue Wei, who had just established his status as a hundred households, rode a big black horse and followed Shen Yi, guarding him at all times. After the group left Linhai City, Shen Yi turned to look at this "brave but foolish" person. The new Baihu asked with a smile: "Is Xue Baihu's injury healed?"
In the previous battle, Xue Wei killed and wounded eighty-nine Japanese pirates by himself, and was a serious "King of Killers". However, in the end he was besieged by a group of Japanese pirates and managed to escape narrowly, so he was inevitably a little bit injured. He was slightly injured and was recovering at home for a few days.
Xue Wei followed Shen Yi and lowered his head with some embarrassment: "Mr. Hanlin, this subordinate just has some scratches and flesh wounds..."
"I heard that Duke Hanlin was leaving the city, and my subordinates were worried, so they followed him."
Shen Yi frowned.
Seeing Shen Yi frowning, Xue Wei quickly said: "Don't worry, Mr. Hanlin, the training of the new recruits has been arranged by my subordinates. There are dedicated people to train them, and they will not miss Mr. Hanlin's affairs..."
Shen Yi reined in the reins and stopped the horse.
Seeing him halting his horse, all the soldiers fighting against the Japanese army stopped their horses one after another.
Shen Yi looked at Xue Wei, shook his head slightly and said: "Xue Baihu, when I went south this time, I was just a staff member beside the imperial envoy. I didn't have any official position in the anti-Japanese army. You and I have no subordinate relationship. You don't have to call yourself a subordinate. , Besides, you are now a sixth-grade military attache recognized by the Ministry of War, which is four levels higher than me..."
"Not to mention shouting like a Hanlin Duke."
Xue Wei's face turned red, and he lowered his head and said, "What are you talking about, Mr. Hanlin? Ling Qianhu told his subordinates that the reason why I was favored by the imperial envoy and appointed an official was all because of the support of Mr. Hanlin. No matter when, my subordinates Everyone recognizes Mr. Shen!"
The reason why Xue Wei respects Shen Yi so much is not entirely because Shen Yi has helped him. The more important reason is that Chen Guo overall values civility over military affairs. A hundred households like Xue Wei, although there is a sixth-grade person, But at most it can only manage a hundred people, and a local seventh-grade county magistrate can decide the fate of tens of thousands of people.
In the entire imperial court, except for a few generals such as Zhao Clan, the status of other military attachés was very low.
As for Xue Wei, he believed that Shen Yi, a Hanlin official, would have a bright future, and now he felt a bit like worshiping his elder brother and worshiping the mountaintop.
However, this kind of worshiping the top of the mountain is not good, because Mr. Shen is not tall enough and not strong enough yet. He himself is paying tribute to other hills. Now it is up to him to take his younger brother with him or not. More importantly, he is easily dragged down by his younger brother. Into the mire.
Mr. Shen shook his head and asked, "In what year was Xue Baihu born?"
Xue Wei lowered his head and said: "I am born in the first year of Yuanxi."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "I was born in the third year of Yuanxi, so you are still two years older than me. From now on, don't call me Hanlin Hanlin. If Xue Baihu thinks highly of me, call me Shen Ziheng or Shen Qi, otherwise he will With your official title, you sound like a Hanlin Duke, which makes me feel awkward."
If the inner guards heard about it, the emperor might even think that I was training private soldiers...
Of course, Shen Yi did not say this subtext.
Xue Wei was an honest man. He suppressed his blush and couldn't pronounce Shen Yi's name, so he lowered his head and said, "Shen Sizheng."
"now it's right."
Shen Yi squinted his eyes, smiled, and said, "Okay, it's getting late, let's get to Taiping County as soon as possible."
"There are a lot of people in Taiping County. We will stay in Taiping for three to five days this time and try our best to recruit 2,000 new soldiers in Taiping."
Having said this, Shen Yi looked at Xue Wei and said calmly: "You set up camp in Taiping County and train new soldiers on the spot."
The two thousand recruits Shen Yi mentioned were those before they were eliminated. According to the elimination rate of the anti-Japanese army recruits, only 500 of the 2,000 recruits were left, which shows that the quality of Taiping County's recruits is excellent.
Xue Wei respectfully clasped his fists at Shen Yi: "Yes!"
Behind him, more than twenty anti-Japanese army officers and soldiers also responded "yes" in unison.
The sound is like thunder.
Mr. Shen looked back at the more than 20 anti-Japanese soldiers, and then smiled slightly: "This time in Taiping County, I will also train with the new recruits to exercise a little bit, so as not to chop them all down when I encounter Japanese pirates next time. Do not move."
The last time Shen Yi fought with his sword in hand, it was just to "integrate" with these soldiers. After that night of fighting, these anti-Japanese army soldiers truly regarded him as one of their own.
Hearing his words at this time, Xue Wei quickly lowered his head and said: "Sizheng has a body of a thousand gold..."
Someone in the crowd also said: "Don't worry, Mr. Hanlin, I will protect Hanlin!"
Shen Yi waved his hand and said in a deep voice.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense and get on your way quickly!"