This time, Shen Yi did not stay in the anti-Japanese army camp for a long time. He only stayed for about two days. After basically confirming the list of hundreds of households, he left the anti-Japanese army camp.
Before leaving, Shen Yi received the "battle plan" from Ling Su. Half a month later, the capital commander Xue Wei would lead two thousand-household battalions south to Fujian and begin to clear out the Japanese pirates along the coast of Fujian.
Shen Yi simply read it once, agreed to the plan, and hurriedly left the anti-Japanese army camp and returned to Yueqing City.
Because the governor of Zhejiang and the three provincial-level officials of Fantai and Nantai have arrived in Yueqing and are waiting to have dinner with Shen Yi.
Faced with this kind of official who was entrusting the border, Shen Yi had no choice but to give him face, so he could only rush back and have a meal with the three leaders.
It is worth mentioning that the current governor of Zhejiang is still the original Zhou Yishan and Zhou Futai, while the original chief envoy Qian Qingqian Fantai has been transferred to an unknown place and no longer serves as the chief envoy of Zhejiang.
The current Chief Minister of Zhejiang has the same surname as Shen Yi. After the two met and saluted, he stepped forward and pulled Shen Yi's sleeve, speaking in a very affectionate manner.
Shen Fantai even took Shen Yi to talk about their seniority. However, after talking about two or three generations, it became clear that although the two people have the same surname, they are not from the same clan or branch. It can only be said that they were probably the same family five hundred years ago. Already.
When the three provincial officials saw Shen Yi, they all had quite enthusiastic smiles on their faces, especially Governor Zhou, who kept calling him "little husband", which made Shen Yi feel a little embarrassed.
After half the meal, Zhou Futai, who was over fifty years old, looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Xiao Xianggong has been working in Zhejiang for the past two years. Originally, I and other local officials should get closer to Mr. Shen. Yes, there are a lot of official things to do in the province, and I really can’t get away from him, so I’ve only met him two or three times so far.”
The chief envoy named Shen was relatively younger. He also agreed with a smile and said: "That's the truth. If you ask me, Mr. Shen might as well move the imperial envoy's office to Lin'an Mansion. Lin'an Mansion is not too far away from Yueqing. It's far away, so I won't delay official business, and compared to Yueqing, Lin'an Mansion is much more comfortable."
Shen Fantai said with a smile: "When we arrive at Lin'an Mansion, we can also walk around with little Mr. Shen. What's the point of hanging out with those rough guys all day long?"
Mr. Shen lowered his head and took a sip of wine. He did not comment on Shen Fantai's words. He just silently picked up the wine glass and smiled: "Thanks to the love of the three seniors, I would like to propose a toast to you."
As soon as Shen Yi stood up with the wine glass, the other three people stood up one after another and drank the glass of wine with Shen Yi.
After drinking a glass of wine, Mr. Shen smiled and said: "This junior is in Wenzhou Mansion, and there are still many errands assigned by His Majesty that have not been completed. It is unlikely that he will move to Lin'an Mansion in a short time. But when it comes to Lin'an Mansion, I might really have to go over there after a while, and then I’ll bother the three seniors again.”
Zhou Futai put down his wine glass and asked with a smile: "When will Mr. Shen go?"
"I'll go as soon as I finish what I'm doing here."
Shen Yi squinted his eyes and laughed softly: "It's a break from your busy schedule to go and have a look at the paradise on earth."
"I'll definitely say hello then."
Zhou Yishan smiled and said: "Don't sneak over by yourself."
Zhou Futai put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I am from Changzhou Prefecture. It is not too far away from Jiangdu Prefecture. You and Mr. Shen are half the same hometown. At the end of this year, I am planning to go to Jiangdu. Mansion, visit the old Taishan who visited Mr. Shen."
Mr. Shen was thoughtful, then said with a smile: "I think there is a young master in Zhou Futai's family who wants to study?"
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Governor Zhou shook his head slightly and said with some helplessness: "The youngest son in the family has been said to be a child prodigy since he was a child. He was admitted to the imperial examination at the age of fourteen. But now he is nearly twenty and has repeatedly failed the provincial examination. He wants to be sent to Ganquan Academy. Give Mr. Jizhong some training."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said, "It's really rare for Zhou Futai to have such thoughts despite being in a high position."
What Shen Yi means is that if a feudal official like Zhou Yishan wants to get his son to the top, he does not necessarily have to rely solely on his true talent and learning. Sometimes, it may be risky to arrange a Jinshi for his son, but it may be risky to arrange a Jinshi for his son. It's not that troublesome.
"The way to study must be fair and upright."
Zhou Yishan said seriously: "Otherwise, the foundation of the imperial court will be destroyed."
Shen Yi didn't think that the foundation of the imperial court or the country lay in the unflexible scientific examination, but he was too lazy to argue with these civil servants who had passed the examination, so he just smiled and said nothing.
In this way, Shen Yi stayed with the chief officials from the three provinces for two days and had three meals together before sending the three chief officials out of Yueqing.
After sending away these three troublemakers, Shen Yi spent a few days to deal with the chores in his hands and the unfinished matters before. Then he said hello to Sun Jin and started to pack his luggage and prepare to go out.
Well, I have to go to Lin'an Mansion.
The reason why I want to go to Lin'an Mansion is because there are several people in Lin'an Mansion that Shen Yi needs to see.
To be precise, a few foreigners.
Since last year, Shen Yi has told people in the Di newspaper department to help him pay attention to some foreigners who come to Dachen to do business, especially Western businessmen. Most of the goods these Western businessmen come to Dachen to buy are tea, silk, and porcelain. kind.
As one of the more famous big cities along the coast, Lin'an Prefecture has a lot of Western merchants. When Shen Yi returned to Yueqing from Jiankang a few days ago, the Di Newspaper Division in Lin'an Prefecture sent him a letter , he said that he had made an appointment with several Western businessmen, but these Western businessmen were very wary and refused to go to Yueqing, so they had to ask Shen Yi to go to Lin'an Mansion.
Originally, Shen Yi was thinking about going to Lin'an with those feudal officials, which would be more impressive, but looking back, he thought that he could still keep it quiet when he went to meet foreigners, so he He waited for those three people to leave before setting off for Lin'an Mansion.
Mr. Shen was a person who would do whatever he thought of immediately. After he made up his mind, he immediately asked Jiang Sheng to prepare the carriage. That morning, Shen Yi's carriage quietly left Yueqing and drove to Lin'an Prefecture.
Lin'an Prefecture is the provincial capital of Zhejiang, but it is not particularly close to Yueqing, about 600 miles away. Fortunately, Shen Yi has nothing urgent to do and is not in a hurry. He spent five days half traveling and half driving. , arrived at the foot of Lin'an City.
Arriving at the gate of Lin'an City, Shen Yi got off the carriage and walked into Lin'an City.
After entering Lin'an City, Shen Yi and Jiang Sheng looked around. Seeing the prosperity of Lin'an, Mr. Shen looked back at Jiang Sheng and said with a smile: "How does this place compare with Jiangdu?"
Jiang Sheng has followed Shen Yi around in the past few years and has seen a lot of the world. Hearing this, he smiled at Shen Yi and said: "It seems to be a bit more lively and prosperous than our Jiangdu, but..."
Jiang Sheng chuckled and said, "But I still like Jiang Du more."
Shen Yi smiled and patted Jiang Sheng on the shoulder: "You are probably homesick in your heart. During the Chinese New Year this year, I will let you go back to Jiangdu for a few months."
Jiang Sheng scratched his head: "It would be great if the young one can follow the young master..."
Shen Yi wanted to speak again, and three or four young people came closer to the two of them. The first young man stepped forward, looked at Shen Yi cautiously, and asked, "Is this Mr. Shen of Jiangdu Prefecture?"
Shen Yi nodded lightly: "It's me."
The young man immediately lowered his head and shouted "Sizheng" respectfully.
Then he said cautiously: "The team leader ordered us to pick you up..."
