Li Mu left at this time, and the attitude he wanted to express was very clear.
That is, he did not interfere or participate in the construction of the Anti-Japanese Army, and left the entire process of building the Anti-Japanese Army, or the "stage" of Wenzhou Prefecture, to Shen Yi to perform alone.
This was a tacit understanding reached between him, the crown prince of Jin, and the emperor.
Although I don’t know if the emperor recognizes this tacit understanding, at least Li Mu himself thinks so.
Especially after Shen Yi came back after being promoted, Li Mu became even more determined about this idea.
Because at first Shen Yi and Li Mu went south to patrol the sea, it was just an idle move by the emperor.
Just like playing Go.
The emperor had nothing to do and casually placed a chess piece far away from the center of the chessboard in Jiankang.
Because at that time, the emperor was only persuaded by Shen Yi's words, but did not understand Shen Yi, or the working ability of the combination of Shen Yi and Li Mu.
Therefore, although he asked Shen Yi to go south, he did not give Shen Yi any identity. If Shen Yi and Li Mu messed up things in the southeast, at most it would be regarded as Li Mu, the second generation of the king, going out to relax.
After a series of events in the past few months, now not only the emperor has seen the abilities of Shen Yi and Li Mu, but even the imperial court cannot ignore their contributions.
It was precisely because of this merit that when the emperor wanted to promote Shen Yi, neither the Ministry of Personnel nor the Ministry of War had any objections, and no one dared to say anything about this matter.
Therefore, after Shen Yirong was promoted to the head of the Ministry of War and returned to Wenzhou Prefecture, Li Mu had already determined in his heart that the emperor was ready to let Shen Yi take full charge of the military affairs of the Southeast Coast Defense Force.
So he was very sensible and continued to go south to get money for Shen Yi without saying a word.
After Li Mu left, Shen Yi's status in Yongjia City seemed a bit detached.
Because before leaving, Li Mu personally told these local officials that Shen Yi was in Wenzhou Prefecture and could act as an imperial envoy on his behalf.
Even leaving aside the fact that he is acting as an imperial envoy, Shen Yi's status as the head of the Ministry of War of the sixth grade allows him to control local officials in some aspects in the name of the Ministry of War.
With these two identities, Shen Yi does things very smoothly.
After Li Mu left, Shen Yi inspected the shipyards along the coast of Wenzhou Prefecture alone. After the inspection, he told Ling Su a few words, then took twenty or thirty followers and rode a fast horse. Mingzhou Prefecture, under the reception of local officials of Mingzhou Prefecture, inspected the local shipyard in Mingzhou Prefecture.
After staying in Mingzhou Prefecture for a day, Shen Yi left Mingzhou and went to Taizhou Prefecture for "on-the-spot investigation."
Finally, after careful consideration, Shen Yi decided to place the dock in Wenzhou Prefecture.
To be precise, it is within Yueqing County, Wenzhou Prefecture.
Because Yueqing County has a coastal area, Yongjia, the capital city of Wenzhou, does not have a coastal area.
After deciding on the location of the shipyard, Shen Yi, accompanied by the Yueqing County Magistrate, spent 20,000 taels of silver to buy a large local shipyard.
This price is extremely low.
Because this shipyard not only occupies a large area, but also has a complete range of tools. It also has a lot of wood reserves, which were all packaged and sold to Shen Yi at a price of 20,000 taels.
The reason why I was able to buy it at this price is partly because pirates have been rampant in recent years and business along the coast has been difficult.
Naturally, if business is not doing well, not many people will buy boats.
Of course, what's more important is that when Mr. Shen went to discuss business with the owner of the shipyard, he brought Yueqing County Magistrate Zhong Ping with him.
Facing a group of officials who can be reasonable or unreasonable, this owner naturally does not dare to sell at a high price.
After determining the location of the warship factory, Shen Yi simply lived in Yueqing and recruited some masons from Yueqing to build "dormitories" for these craftsmen from Jiankang near the shipyard.
Because the craftsmen sent by the Ministry of Industry are all top-notch carpenters, and there is a lot of wood in the shipyard itself, building a house only requires masons to lay the bottom and then seal the top. The carpenters can complete the other processes themselves. , and it’s done beautifully.
In addition to the staff dormitories, Shen Yi also planned a military camp near the shipyard, which can accommodate approximately 500 people.
In the future, this factory will not only produce warships, but also firearms. It may become the core of the anti-Japanese army. It will definitely have to be fortified. According to Shen Yi's preliminary plan, there will be 500 anti-Japanese troops stationed here.
Moreover, Shen Yi plans to set up a thousand-household office in Yueqing in the future. In addition to ensuring the safety of the people in eastern Zhejiang, it will also ensure the safety of the arsenal in Yueqing.
After working like this for ten days, the construction of the dock was finally on the right track. Shen Yi did not have to go to supervise the work every day, so Shen Yi made an appointment with Ling Su and Xue Wei in Yueqing.
What has to be said is that although Li Mu took more than a thousand anti-Japanese troops with him when he went south this time, he did not take any of the two core anti-Japanese troops with him, Ling Su and Xue Wei. The purpose is to allow Shen Yi to expand in the future so that no one will be available.
Although Ling Su was still a member of the Anti-Japanese Army in name, he was actually the commander of the Anti-Japanese Army. He commanded the entire Anti-Japanese Army and was the absolute core of the Anti-Japanese Army.
After receiving Shen Yi's appointment, Xue Wei, who was originally in Yueqing, arrived quickly, and even Ling Su, who was in Yongjia, only took half a day to arrive in Yueqing. Two anti-Japanese generals arrived in Shen Yi After meeting at the door of Shen Yi's residence, they went to the door of Shen Yi's study and knocked on the study door.
In the study, Shen Yi's voice soon came.
"Come in."
The two people walked into Shen Yi's study one after another, respectfully clasped their fists at Shen Yi and said, "I will finally pay my respects to Master Shen!"
If in the past, facing Shen Yi, who was in the seventh and eighth ranks and had nothing to do with the army, Ling Su would feel a little awkward calling himself a junior general. Now, facing the sixth rank chief and the professional counterpart of the Ministry of War, Ling Su's final words General means sincerity.
After all, if Mr. Shen one day jumps from the Arsenal Department to the Military Selection Department, he will be able to easily control the careers of these generals.
In this era of emphasizing culture and restraining military force, the degree of suppression of military generals by the civilian officials of the Ministry of War can be said to be absolute.
Fortunately, Shen Yi didn't have time to act like a military official with these two people. He waved his hand and motioned for the two of them to sit down and talk.
The two of them bowed their heads and thanked each other, then found a chair and sat down in the study room where Shen Yi worked.
After seeing the two people sitting down, Shen Yi knocked on the table habitually, and then said: "Although the imperial envoy has gone south now, before leaving, the imperial envoy left a message for me, and I will arrange the next step for the anti-Japanese army. affairs."
Having said this, Shen Yi glanced at the two people and asked, "Do you two have any opinions?"
Both men shook their heads quickly: "No, I will listen to Master Shen's instructions."
Shen Yi nodded and continued: "In the past, when the Anti-Japanese Army expanded, we all recruited people together, and I followed. But now, the Anti-Japanese Army has taken shape, so there is no need to recruit troops together."
At this point, Shen Yi glanced at the two men and said: "My opinion is that the Qianhu, Baihu, etc. in the anti-Japanese army can each lead their own troops, either to the south or to the north."
"Go to various prefectures and counties to recruit troops."
Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows and said, "After recruiting new soldiers, bring them all back to Yueqing."
Having said this, he raised his head and glanced at Ling Su, and said with a smile: "Ling Qianhu will train them uniformly."
The two generals bowed their heads without saying a word.