The next day, Shen Yi left Fuzhou on horseback and rushed to Langqi Town.
This time I went to Langqi, one of which was to see the progress of the Fuzhou Guard, and the second was to explain some things to Qianhu Liu Mingyuan, who was in charge of the Fuzhou Guard.
Because he was riding a horse, Shen Yi set off in the morning and arrived at Fuzhou Wei Camp on Langqi Island in the afternoon.
At this time, the Fuzhou Guard Camp had been surrounded by the Fuzhou Guards, but they had not yet had time to build a wall.
And inside the camp, most of them are just tents now, and they haven't had time to build houses yet.
Because Shen Yi allocated a lot of money to Fuzhou Guard, the construction of the Fuzhou Guard camp has begun. There are already some craftsmen inside the camp building walls with blue bricks.
Shen Yi came this time without any prior notice, so he waited until he arrived at the gate of the Fuzhou Guard Camp. Liu Mingyuan, who was in charge of the Fuzhou Guard, hurriedly took several hundred households out of the camp to greet him. After seeing Shen Yi, Liu Mingyuan bowed his head respectfully and said : "My subordinate Liu Mingyuan, pays homage to Duke Shen!"
Mr. Shen raised his hand and motioned for everyone to get up.
"You don't have to be polite."
After everyone stood up straight, Shen Yi looked at Liu Mingyuan and said with a smile: "I haven't been to Langqi Town for a long time. Will Liu Qianhu show me around?"
Liu Mingyuan nodded immediately and led Shen Yi to visit the Fuzhou Wei camp under construction. After walking around, he said to Shen Yi: "Mr. Shen, whether the Fuzhou Wei camp is completed or not will not affect the brothers' training. This camp is also Habitable."
Mr. Shen walked in front with his hands behind his back, looked around, and asked: "How many people are there in Fuzhou Guard now?"
"More than 2,400 people."
Shen Yi frowned slightly and looked back at him: "So few?"
Liu Mingyuan quickly lowered his head and said: "Mr. Shen, there are many people who came to sign up, but our selection conditions are relatively strict, and we only need to follow the rules set by you for trial training, so the progress is a little slower."
"According to the current progress, it is estimated that the Fuzhou Guards will be able to recruit 5,000 people by May."
Mr. Shen pondered for a while, then found an open space in the camp and sat down. He looked at Liu Mingyuan, patted the open space beside him, and motioned for Liu Mingyuan to sit down as well.
Liu Qianhu hesitated for a moment and carefully sat next to Shen Yi.
Mr. Shen glanced at him and said with a smile: "Liu Qianhu, I received news two days ago that a group of Japanese pirates of about five or six hundred people fled to Zhangzhou. I am here to ask you if the Fuzhou Guards can Send people to Zhangzhou to quell the Japanese invasion in Zhangzhou."
Liu Mingyuan immediately stood up, bowed his head respectfully and said: "Mr. Shen, my subordinates will order all the troops and horses now!"
Shen Yi waved his hand helplessly.
"That's not what I mean. What I mean is that this group of Japanese pirates in Zhangzhou is not that big. Fuzhou Guards can send a thousand soldiers and horses out, um..."
"According to our practice of fighting against the Japanese, a veteran leads a new recruit."
Shen Yi said: "In this way, Fuzhou Guards can train troops faster."
Liu Mingyuan still lowered his head and clasped his fists: "Don't worry, Mr. Shen, my subordinates will make arrangements right away."
"Um."
Shen Yi nodded first, and then said: "After arriving in Zhangzhou, you can send someone to communicate with Xue Wei and the others. This group of Japanese pirates in Zhangzhou most likely encountered Xue Wei and the others in Guangdong, and then suffered a loss. Being driven to Zhangzhou."
Zhangzhou Prefecture borders Chaozhou Prefecture, Guangdong, and is close to Guangdong.
If Japanese pirates suddenly appeared in Zhangzhou at this time, there is a high probability that they were in Guangdong and were driven over by Xue Wei and others.
Hearing this, Liu Mingyuan lowered his head slightly: "That's not surprising. I was still thinking just now. Last year, my subordinates had cleaned up the Japanese pirates in Fujian, so how could they appear again..."
This sentence had a somewhat sinister meaning to Xue Wei. Mr. Shen was not angry after hearing this. He just said lightly: "Last year when Fujian suppressed Japanese pirates, many Japanese pirates fled south to Guangdong. These Japanese pirates in the coastal areas have always been seen. If the situation is not right, he will flee in all directions, there is nothing surprising about it."
Liu Qianhu lowered his head and said: "Mr. Shen, I have no other intentions..."
"Um."
After Shen Yi nodded, he looked at the soldiers training in the distance and continued: "Zhangzhou is to the south of Quanzhou. After you deal with the Japanese pirates in Zhangzhou, you can go to Quanzhou Mansion to take a look on the way back. Let’s see where the Quanzhou Guard should be built.”
Shen Yi paused and continued: "If we are looking for a place like Langqi Island that is suitable for establishing a port, Quanzhou Wei and Quanzhou Shipping Department will meet together in the future."
These two yamen are inherently interdependent.
Take the Fuzhou Guard in Fuzhou as an example. The Fuzhou Guard now builds the Fuzhou Guard Camp on Langqi Island, and the Fuzhou City Ship Division will also be built at this place in the future.
After all, Langqi Island, which divides the estuary of the Min River into two parts, is an excellent "tax collection" place.
Liu Mingyuan lowered his head and clasped his fists again.
"I obey my orders!"
"Even if there are not many Japanese pirates, don't be careless. You can take people to Zhangzhou in person. During the time when you are not in Zhangzhou, I will watch for you in Fuzhou Wei Camp."
Liu Mingyuan was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and said: "Mr. Shen, just leave a few hundred households to stay here. You have many things to do, so you don't need to stay here."
Mr. Shen smiled and said: "I live here not only because of the Fuzhou Guards, but also because of the Fuzhou Ship Division..."
"There's no need to say more about this matter. Just go and order some people and don't pay attention to me."
Liu Mingyuan nodded, hugged Shen Yi, then turned and left.
Shen Yi sat alone on the open ground and looked up at the sky.
It's getting dusk.
He didn't finish what he just said.
He came to Langqi Island not only because of Fuzhou Guards and Fuzhou Ship Division, but also because he wanted to hide from Cheng Tingzhi for a few days.
As for his opinions on how to deal with the officialdom in Fujian, Shen Yi had already sent someone to Yuan Tan and Yuan Shaoqing before setting off.
If nothing else happens, Yuan Tan will handle it accordingly, which means that the "special operation" of the Sanfa Division in Fujian will end in Fuzhou Prefecture and Quanzhou Prefecture.
As for officials at the provincial level.
The people from the Sanfa Division will not move for the time being.
Of course, in order to prevent Cheng Tingzhi from being constrained, even if the chief officials of the Third Division did not send them to the capital, after a month or two, the court would probably transfer them out of Fujian to leave Cheng Tingzhi room to do things. .
In this case, Cheng Tingzhi can still slowly take over the authority of Fujian's first constitution.
Of course, Cheng Futai was at odds with Zhou Yan and Zhou Fantai. He must have been uncomfortable with the way the Sanfa Division handled it, and he would probably come to Shen Yi to talk about it.
Mr. Shen had no way to help him in this matter, and the two of them got along pretty well, so he simply ran to Langqi Island early to avoid the matter. When he returned to Fuzhou from Langqi Island, the Sanfa Division Most of them are no longer in Fuzhou.
When the time comes, if Shen Yi goes back, Cheng Futai will have nothing to say to him.
In this way, Shen Yi stayed at Fuzhou Wei Camp for one night.
At noon the next day, he sent Liu Mingyuan and a thousand Fuzhou guards to leave Langqi Island and go south to Zhangzhou to suppress the Japanese.
As for him, he stayed on Langqi Island, eating and living with the soldiers of Fuzhou Guard.
After staying in Fuzhou Wei Camp for two or three days, Mr. Shen welcomed his first guest on Langqi Island.
To be precise, they were the first batch of customers.
There are four eunuchs in total, headed by Sun Jin, the eunuch in purple.
Shen Yi spent half a day taking these eunuchs around Langqi Island and Fuzhou Wei Camp, and then smiled at Sun Jin and said: "Eunuch Sun, this is the location of the Shibosi Yamen I chose for you. "
"what do you think?"
Sun Jin lowered his head slightly and sighed.
"The place chosen by Prime Minister Shen is naturally excellent, but I don't know when the construction of the city's Yamen will start?"
"It'll be fine in the next few days."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "If it weren't for the Shibosi Yamen, I wouldn't have come all the way here from Fuzhou City. In order to choose the location for the Shibosi, Shen has already traveled three or four times on Langqi Island. Damn it."
Eunuch Sun was deeply moved and bowed down to Shen Yi repeatedly: "Thank you very much, Mr. Shen, for understanding us..."
"Eunuch Sun, you're welcome."
Mr. Shen smiled broadly.
"Everyone is doing things for the imperial court, it should be, it should be..."