These eunuchs now control the finances of the Anti-Japanese Army, and the reason why they do things with some ink is simply to get some benefits from it.
It would be best for Shen Yi himself to allocate some benefits to them.
It is understandable for Shen Yi that these people want to make money.
Because no matter who has a little power, they will want to get some benefits from it, not to mention these eunuchs who have no future at all.
Shen Yi could even understand and acquiesce to them making some money in it.
After all, if the water is clear, there will be no fish, and the environment is like this. If Mr. Shen can't tolerate a little sand in his eyes, it will be difficult for him to accomplish anything.
But Shen Yi couldn't tolerate these eunuchs slowing down his work progress.
If these eunuchs cannot cooperate with Shen Yi's work, or even cause trouble in Wenzhou Mansion for their own selfish interests, Shen Yi will immediately report to the emperor and ask him to replace them.
If the emperor believed in his servants but not Shen Yi, Master Shen would immediately give up his job.
Even if I am still running errands in Wenzhou Prefecture, from now on I will paddle as much as I can and fish as much as I can.
After all, this country belongs to the Li family, not his Shen family.
Fortunately, the situation was not as bad as Shen Yi expected. After Shen Yi negotiated with Eunuch Du, Eunuch Du didn't say much and immediately sent people to prepare wood and firearm materials.
In this way, after several days of busy preparations, the imperial envoy Li Mu really set off from Wenzhou Prefecture and continued to patrol the sea south.
In Fujian and Guangdong provinces, Japanese invasion is equally serious. Because the sky is high and the emperor is far away, sometimes it is even more serious than the Japanese invasion in eastern Zhejiang.
It is precisely because of this that the people from the Di Bao Department had already found some local squires and even gentry who were familiar with the Japanese in these two provinces.
To put it bluntly, Li Mu went south this time just to ransack his house.
Not only were there a lot of people on his trip south, but at least five, six, or even a dozen families were destroyed by the imperial envoy's will.
When Li Mu left Yongjia, Shen Yi naturally wanted to see him off. He sent the prince of Jin Dynasty ten miles outside the city, and then the two of them said goodbye.
After Li Mu handed over to Shen Yi, he said with a smile: "Okay, Ziheng, go back quickly. Others don't know, but I know it very well in my heart."
Shen Yi also smiled and asked, "What does the prince know?"
"I know you are much busier than me, a serious imperial envoy."
Li Mu laughed and said: "When it comes to running errands, on this trip south, you, Shen Ziheng, are the real imperial envoy. I am just pretending to be a real imperial envoy, but I have robbed you of the credit of being a real imperial envoy."
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Shen Yi smiled helplessly.
After the two joked, Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows and said: "Your Majesty, the Di Newspaper Division also has a branch in Guangzhou. Yesterday Duan Chong, the team leader of the Di Newspaper Division in Guangzhou, wrote me a letter, roughly saying
Let’s take a look at the Japanese sentiments along the coasts of Guangdong and Fujian.”
"In these two provinces, the Japanese situation is actually more severe."
Shen Yi slightly lowered his eyebrows and said: "Compared to eastern Zhejiang, these two provinces are much further away from the main island of Japan. Therefore, many Japanese pirates in these two places are doing evil under the name of Japanese pirates."
"The Di News Department is currently in contact with the movements of these Japanese pirates. What I mean is that before the end of the year, we will also have to suppress Japanese pirates in these two provinces."
"At the very least, we must combat the arrogance of the Japanese pirates in these two places."
Li Mu frowned slightly and said calmly: "There are only less than four months left before the end of the year. How many people can the anti-Japanese army increase to before the end of the year?"
"If everything goes well, the 5,000 anti-Japanese army should be able to be fully established."
Li Mu nodded slightly.
"In this case, let's make this arrangement for the time being. If we win another battle in Fujian and Guangdong, these Japanese pirates will not dare to land on land in a short time."
Seeing that he agreed with his idea, Shen Yi thought for a while and said, "There is one more thing that requires the Crown Prince's permission."
Li Mu smiled and said: "It's not a particularly important matter, just go and do it."
"Among the Japanese pirates, some still have a clear conscience. If they can serve the imperial court and have they killed ordinary people, I would like to ask the prince to pardon their sins as an imperial envoy."
Li Mu was startled for a moment, then frowned and looked at Shen Yi, and asked, "If I remember correctly, we shouldn't have any Japanese prisoners recently? And Zi Heng, didn't you have a very tough attitude towards Japanese pirates before?"
Shen Yi's attitude towards Japanese pirates can no longer be described as tough, but can be described as ruthless.
There were basically few Japanese prisoners alive in his hands.
Shen Yi smiled: "Your Majesty, I misunderstood. I am not talking about the current captives, but the future ones."
He lowered his eyebrows and said, "Some people from the Di Reporting Department have already infiltrated into the Japanese pirates. I want them to recruit some middle- and high-level people among the Japanese pirates, so that no matter what the Japanese pirates do in the future, we will be able to know everything about them."
In order to deter Japanese pirates, the imperial court usually killed them directly after catching them.
Those who cooperated with the Japanese were also guilty of the same crime as the Japanese pirates and were directly killed. Some even ransacked their homes and exterminated their clans.
Therefore, the Japanese pirates were still very united, and it was basically impossible for them to surrender to the officers and soldiers, and they would fight to the end.
But now, the anti-Japanese army is slowly forming an army. As long as they win one or two more battles, some of these Japanese pirates will become panicked. If someone tells them that as long as they serve as internal agents for the imperial court, the imperial court will not hold them accountable.
The sins of Japanese pirates...
So, we cannot say that Japanese pirates were infiltrated from within.
At the very least, the Di Reporting Department would be able to know the movements of the Japanese pirates immediately.
Shen Yi paused, looked at Li Mu's face, and then continued.
"Next year, we can prepare for a large-scale crackdown on Japanese pirates."
Master Shen took a deep breath and said slowly: "When the time comes, these people will be of great use."
This year's anti-Japanese army has just formed an army, not even fully formed. Therefore, the few battles fought by the anti-Japanese army this year are all defensive operations against Japanese pirates on land.
According to Shen Yi's idea, the anti-Japanese army will start taking the initiative to attack next year.
Now, he has begun to explore the nests and gathering places of the Japanese pirates. After next spring, he will prepare for the anti-Japanese army to exterminate these Japanese pirates.
Hearing Shen Yi's words, Li Mu glanced at Shen Yi thoughtfully, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Ziheng was no longer in the Di Reporting Department, but he could still give orders to the Di Reporting Department."
"The Di Newspaper Department is currently in charge of the Inner Court, Sun Jin, Eunuch Sun."
Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows slightly and said, "His Majesty just ordered the Di Reporting Department to cooperate with me."
"It's the inner court again..."
Li Mu sighed and said: "Our current Majesty, the emphasis on the inner court is a bit excessive."
After saying this, he patted Shen Yi on the shoulder and said in a deep voice: "I agree with what Ziheng said. As long as these people can help suppress the Japanese, I can pardon them on behalf of the imperial court. If the imperial court does not
agree…"
Li Mu said calmly: "When the time comes, you and I will remove these people from the list of Japanese pirates."
"yes."
Shen Yi lowered his head and cupped his hands: "I have written down everything the prince said."
"Speaking of which, Ziheng is very ambitious."
Li Mu patted Shen Yi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "There are only a little over four months left this year. You will be ready to eliminate Japanese pirates on the sea next year."
Shen Yi also smiled.
"If everything goes well, the crown prince might be able to visit Japan's main island in the next year..."