Dazhong Tea House had a lot of silver in deposits, so the next day, one hundred thousand taels of cash were sent to the governor's Yamen.
With Shen Yi's full help, the intervention of the Sanfa Division, and the eunuch Sun Jin who often appeared at the governor's office every now and then, Cheng Tingzhi, the newly appointed governor, was gathering the Fujian people who should belong to him at an extremely fast speed. The power of the governor.
At the very least, the local prefectures and counties have already obeyed the governor's yamen.
The chief envoy Si Yamen and the inspector general Si Yamen also bowed to the governor's Yamen. The chief envoy Zhou Yan went to the governor's Yamen two or three times a day and even sent the key to the Fujian vassal treasury to the governor's Yamen, but Cheng Futai did not After taking the key, he still used the one hundred thousand taels of silver that Shen Yi lent him to do things.
The overall situation in Fujian official circles is moving in the direction discussed by Shen Yi and Cheng Tingzhi.
Mr. Shen himself actually has a lot of things to be busy with...
Except for occasionally going to Langqi Town to see the construction progress of Fuzhou Guards, he spends most of his time working in Fuzhou City.
Whether it is Ling Su or Xue Wei, both of them write to Shen Yi almost every day, reporting on their respective progress. Ling Su is currently recruiting troops in Wenzhou Prefecture and Songjiang Prefecture, and is preparing to build Wenzhou Guards and Songjiang Guards. The recruitment work is currently going well. It's going well, but it will take a certain amount of time to train the army into shape.
According to Shen Yi's request, Ling Su would occasionally take new soldiers out to sea to places far away from the coast to hunt down the remaining Japanese pirates and train them in battle.
As for Xue Wei, he is still fighting Japanese pirates in Guangdong. He has just arrived in Guangdong not long ago. He has just established himself and has not encountered any large groups of Japanese pirates yet.
However, he still sent one or even two letters to Shen Yi every day.
To put it bluntly, Shen Yi is now equivalent to the function of the Dusi Yamen, responsible for the overall coordination of these scattered anti-Japanese troops, which is the future Five Coastal Guards.
However, his Dusi Yamen can be moved. No matter where he goes, these letters will be sent there. Even if the physical Dusi Yamen in Fuzhou is completed in the future, this situation will most likely not be changed.
This morning, Shen Yi had almost finished handling the things at hand. He was about to ride a horse to Langqi Town to see how the Fuzhou Wei Daying in Langqi Town was doing. Jiang Sheng, who had been following him, jogged all the way to the place. Behind Shen Yi, he lowered his head and said, "Sir, Miss Ye sent someone over and said she wanted to treat you to a meal."
"Miss Ye..."
Mr. Shen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is it time to say anything else?"
Jiang Sheng lowered his head and said: "The person who sent the letter said that there are some things that you need to explain clearly to other people in person."
The so-called people from other families are the fifteen Fuzhou noble families who signed the "confession" with the Ye family.
Shen Yi stopped and looked back at Jiang Sheng: "When?"
"Look at you."
Jiang Sheng lowered his head slightly and said, "People from the Ye family said that when you are free, just let them know in advance."
"Well."
Shen Yi touched his chin, looked up at the sky and said, "Then at noon today, go and inform them. Tell them that all the people from the fifteen families who can speak earlier should be present as much as possible. Let's sit down and have a meal together." Rice, please explain yourself clearly."
Having said this, he looked at Jiang Sheng and continued: "I won't go to Langqi today. I will postpone it by one day and go again tomorrow."
Jiang Sheng immediately bowed his head and said yes, and then walked towards the door with small steps.
He should be preparing to reply to the Ye family.
As soon as he reached the main entrance, he ran back all the way, came to Shen Yi, and took a breath: "Master, there is someone outside the door who wants to see you."
As he spoke, he handed over a greeting card with both hands and said: "I came in a sedan chair..."
Those who come in a sedan chair are most likely to be officials.
Because according to the law of the imperial court, only those with a higher rank are eligible to ride in a sedan chair. Although wealthy businessmen in some places do not care about this rule, those who can ride in a sedan chair to the door of the imperial envoy Shen Yi must be an official figure.
After Shen Yi glanced at the post, he walked towards the door.
"I'll go greet you."
The house was not particularly big. It didn't take long for Shen Yi to arrive at the door of the courtyard. He saw a middle-aged man in a green robe, standing at the door waiting. Shen Yi smiled and greeted him, cupped his hands and said, "Yuan Shaoqing."
Yuan Tan, the young minister of Dali Temple, also greeted Shen Yi, smiled and held his hands in his hands: "Scholar Shen."
After Shen Yi handed over his hand, he said with a smile: "It stands to reason that when Yuan Shaoqing arrives in Fuzhou, Shen should visit you, but the officials of the Third Law Department are relatively secretive, and Shaoqing is here to investigate the case, so I'm afraid of violating the taboo , so he didn’t come to visit.”
"Please forgive me, Yuan Shaoqing."
Yuan Tan shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Xueshi Shen is joking, we are ordered to inspect local officials. You, Xueshi Shen, are not among the local officials. You are a capital official and an imperial envoy of the imperial court."
"We can't check you."
Shen Yi turned aside to invite Yuan Tan in, and said with a smile: "Dali Temple is the court's judicial department, how can you not find me?"
Yuan Tan just smiled and walked into Shen Yi's residence without answering.
Shen Yi glanced behind him and asked, "Shaoqing came alone?"
"There is also an entourage, which is difficult to reach the palace of elegance."
Yuan Tan spoke gently and said with a smile: "Just let him wait outside."
Shen Yi nodded, then turned around and told Jiang Sheng to bring some hot water to Yuan Tan's entourage to eat, and then he accompanied Yuan Tan to the living room.
Yuan Tan was one or two grades higher than Shen Yi and was a fourth-grade official. Shen Yi asked him to sit on the main seat. Yuan Shaoqing refused and insisted on sitting in the guest seat. Shen Yi had no choice but to sit on the main seat. , poured a cup of tea for Yuan Tan.
"Young Master is too modest."
"Not modesty."
Yuan Shaoqing took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Senior Scholar Shen, you are now an imperial envoy and a senior official. Not to mention me, even if the prime minister of Zhongshu is here, he cannot sit in front of you."
"Shaoqing will kill you."
Shen Yi shook his head and said: "Speaking of imperial envoys, Shaoqing is also ordered to patrol the coast, isn't he also an imperial envoy?"
Yuan Tan shook his head and said: "This is very different. We don't have imperial envoy documents."
According to official customs, after the two complimented each other for a few words, Yuan Tan lowered his head to take a sip of tea and looked at Shen Yi: "Scholar Shen, I am here to bother you because I have something to ask you."
Shen Yi put down his teacup: "If Shen knows anything about anything, Mr. Shaoqing, he will tell you everything."
"Now Fujian, especially Fuzhou's officialdom, has basically been investigated. If some more Fujian officials are arrested, then the entire Fujian government may be in chaos."
Yuan Tan asked: "Do you think Academician Shen should continue the investigation or stop here?"
Shen Yi was stunned.
He looked at Yuan Tan and said with a wry smile: "Shaoqing, although I am not from the Three Laws Division, I know about this kind of thing. It should be up to the court to decide. If we consider the local situation, it seems that Shaoqing should follow Cheng It’s best to discuss it with Futai…”
Yuan Tan shook his head slightly: "Scholar Shen, our report has been sent to Jiankang. His Majesty personally approved it and asked us to ask for your opinion, Scholar Shen. As for Cheng Zhongcheng..."
Yuan Tan shook his head slightly: "He has also been in the place for a long time, and he served as a vassal in Fujian for three years..."
What this Dali Temple Shaoqing meant was that because Cheng Tingzhi served as an official in Fujian, his opinions on the handling of Fujian officialdom might not be objective.
There is nothing wrong with this sentence, because Cheng Tingzhi is indeed not very objective.
Mr. Shen took a sip of tea and pondered for a long time: "What Shaoqing means is that the chief officer of the Third Division of Fujian will not be dealt with?"
"We are acting under orders. Whether we handle everything or not depends on the opinions of the imperial court and you, Academician Shen."
Yuan Tan thought for a while and continued: "However, Zhang Bing, the commander of Dusi Dusi among the chief officials of Fujian's three divisions, was born in the Huaihe Navy in his early years. Therefore, we have not touched anyone from Dusi Yamen until now, waiting for the court's opinion. As for the other two yamen..."
He said: "What needs to be done has already been done. As for these two chief officers..."
"The intention of Zhongshu and the prime ministers is to let them work in Fujian for a few more months, then find someone to replace them, and make a smooth transition. After they leave Fujian, they will consider whether to deal with them or not."
"Prime Minister Zhongshu..."
Shen Yi was thoughtful and asked: "Which prime minister is it?"
Yuan Tan said helplessly: "This kind of rhetoric was naturally discussed by the five prime ministers."
This is a manifestation of Shen Yi's inexperience in officialdom.
Generally speaking, when the four words "Zhongshu Prime Minister" are mentioned, as long as it is not clearly stated which prime minister it is, it basically represents the collective will of Zhongshu Province.
Shen Yi took a deep breath and said, "Shaoqing, is my opinion important?"
"Very important."
Yuan Tan nodded and said, "Scholar Shen's opinions basically represent His Majesty's opinions."
Hearing this sentence, Shen Yi was slightly surprised.
Because according to Yuan Tan, his opinions are equivalent to the emperor's opinions!
In other words, he is now the embodiment of the emperor's will!
In a sense, it is already the incarnation of serious imperial power.
Plus the gold medal the emperor gave him before leaving...
It seems that the little emperor has complete trust in him. I don't know if Mrs. Ye's contribution is responsible for this.
After thinking for a while, Mr. Shen looked at Yuan Shaoqing.
"That…"
Shen Yi said: "Young Master, if you are not in a hurry, can you allow me to think about it for two days?"
"Not in a hurry."
Yuan Tan took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "I will live in Fuzhou for a while. When will Bachelor Shen decide, I will go find Yuan."
After that, he stood up and left.
Shen Yi politely asked him to stay for dinner, but Yuan Tan refused. The two of them arrived at the door of the house, and Yuan Shaoqing asked Shen Yi, "When will Bachelor Shen return to Jiankang?"
"At the end of the year, the errands in the southeast will be completed."
Shen Yi asked: "Where are you, Yuan Shaoqing?"
"I will return to Beijing at the end of the year."
Yuan Tan cupped his hands at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "See you in Jiankang then. Yuan will invite Bachelor Shen to drink."