Guangzhou Prefecture is still very far away from Fuzhou Prefecture, a full 1,600 to 700 miles, which is almost the distance from Fuzhou to Jiankang.
Because time was tight and the weather was not cold now, which was very suitable for horse riding, Shen Yi did not choose to take a carriage, but prepared to ride to Guangzhou Mansion.
After all, it's such a long distance. If we take a carriage, it might take one and a half or even two months to get to Guangzhou. That would be too much of a delay.
After simply packing up his belongings, Shen Yi took Jiang Sheng and the Fuzhou Guard's 30 cavalrymen and prepared to set off together.
Mr. Shen's influence in Fuzhou Prefecture can be said to be very great. When he left, not only Cheng Tingzhi and Jin Crown Prince Li Mu came out of the city to see him off, but even the chief officials of the Fujian Sansi Yamen also came out of the city to see him off. Very soon It's lively.
Everyone sent Shen Yi out of Fuzhou for two or three miles before Cheng Futai from Fujian stopped. After sighing for a while, he said: "Zi Heng is going south this time. After finishing his work, he must go back to Fuzhou. Let’s get together with my old brother, otherwise if we say goodbye today, I don’t know what year and month we meet next time.”
Shen Yi smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, Zhongcheng. When I return to Jiankang, I will also pass by Fuzhou. I will definitely come back to visit Zhongcheng."
Having said this, Shen Yi paused: "By the way, Zhongcheng, the Fuzhou Shipping Department is almost completed and will be put into use soon. I'm not in Fuzhou, so Zhongcheng must keep an eye on it."
"Furthermore, the Quanzhou Guards in Quanzhou and the Shipping Department of Quanzhou Prefecture are already making preparations. If Zhongcheng's help is needed, I would like to ask Zhongcheng to lend a helping hand."
"Don't worry, Ziheng."
Cheng Futai patted his chest and said, "I am much more concerned about the Shishi Ship Company than you are, Zi Heng. In the past two months, I have written to Zhou Futai in Zhejiang and asked him some questions about the Shi Ship Company. Experience, I will definitely fix it for you with the two shipping companies in Fujian."
Shen Yi thought for a while and said in a low voice: "Zhongcheng, and then there is the Ye family in Fuzhou City. They are recently organizing a Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce. This chamber of commerce..."
"Most of them are the property of Dusi Yamen."
"If you need Zhongcheng's help, please ask Zhongcheng for help. After all, this chamber of commerce will also provide money and food to Dusi Yamen in the future. If the chamber of commerce fails and the money and food cannot be provided, I am afraid it will have to be taken from the Fujian feudal treasury. Money and food are enough.”
According to the rules, the troops stationed in various places are supported by the local vassal treasury. Therefore, it is a matter of course that the Fujian vassal treasury supports the Quanzhou Guard and Fuzhou Guard...
Of course, this premise requires the approval of the Ministry of Accounts.
Now that the Dusi Yamen has made great contributions, it will soon be transformed from a field force into a formal army of the imperial court. When the time comes when the Fujian vassal treasury needs to pay, it will be difficult for Fujian's Yamen at all levels to shirk.
Cheng Futai did not hesitate and immediately patted his chest and said: "Don't worry Ziheng, as long as the Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce abides by the law, the governor's office will definitely stand behind them."
After the two people talked for a while, Shen Yi bowed his hands to Cheng Tingzhi, and then looked at the Jin crown prince Li Mu on the other side who was waiting to see him off. He bowed his head slightly and saluted: "Prince, while I am not in Fuzhou, If there is any urgent matter in Dusi Yamen, please ask the prince to help deal with it."
"Stop trying to scare me with such words."
Li Mu smiled and cursed, and said: "You Shen Ziheng said that you are not in Fuzhou anymore, but you Shen Ziheng said that there is a government office along the coast. Where is there any government office in Fuzhou?"
Having said this, the Jin Crown Prince smiled and said, "You were talking to Old Man Cheng just now..."
"You asked him to help you take care of the Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce and the Ye family, right?"
Shen Yi shook his head decisively: "How can this happen!"
"I heard it all!"
Mr. Shen coughed and said, "I entrusted him to help take care of the Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce. But in this Fuzhou Chamber of Commerce, our Dusi Yamen has a secret shareholding. Naturally, we have to explain it to the governor's Yamen to take care of it. As for the Ye family..."
Mr. Shen looked serious: "I didn't even mention it."
Li Mu rolled his eyes and then said: "When I went to Xingyuan to look for you this morning, I happened to see the Ye family's carriage leaving in a hurry."
He looked at Shen Yi with excitement in his eyes.
"You still attacked Miss Ye, didn't you?"
Mr. Shen lowered his eyebrows and said nothing and did not answer.
"Look at those dark circles under your eyes!"
Li Mu chuckled and said, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore."
"During this period, I asked about this girl from the Ye family in Fuzhou. She seems to be quite capable. You can bring her into the Shen family, and she will be able to help you take care of your family business in the future."
"I'm afraid that Miss Lu in your family doesn't have this kind of business ability."
Shen Yi said helplessly: "Okay, Sir, it's getting late, and it will get dark if we don't leave. I will talk to you in detail about these things after I return to Fuzhou."
Seeing that Shen Yi became serious, Li Mu also coughed, put away his smile, and said seriously: "Zi Heng is going to Guangdong this time. Can he finish his errands before the end of the year?"
"If it can be done well, before you leave, you pass by Fuzhou and take me with you. I will also go back to Jiankang to celebrate the New Year."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "I guess it won't take so long."
Li Mu was a little surprised: "So confident?"
It is early June now, and there is still half a year before the Chinese New Year. However, if Shen Yi wants to rush back to Jiankang before the Chinese New Year, he will have all his plans in Guangdong, and it will only take four months.
And Shen Yi has been struggling in Zhejiang for almost more than a year. In Fujian, it started in the second half of last year, and it has been close to a year now.
"If things go well in Guangdong, it will probably be completed in two or three months. If things don't go well, it will be completed."
Mr. Shen shook his head and said, "Then it will probably be next year."
For Guangdong, Shen Yi has a magic weapon.
It was Zhang Jian's grandfather, Zhang Jing, who had been the prime minister for more than ten years in the Chen Dynasty, who once wrote him a letter.
A letter to Zhu Gui, the governor of Guangdong.
The governor of Guangdong was once Zhang Jing's disciple. Whenever he saw Zhang Jing, he was either called "Master Zhang" or "Master Xiang" and showed great respect.
At that time, in Zhongshu Province and in the imperial court, there were almost distinct "Yang Dang" and "Zhang Dang", and the governor of Guangdong was the die-hard Zhang Dang, Zhang Xiangguo's favorite disciple.
If he is willing to give the teacher some face, then things in Guangdong will be very easy to handle.
Of course…
There is a fact that must be admitted before our eyes.
Zhang Jing has retired for many years.
Nowadays, even Yang Jingzong's son, Yang Fan, has kept a much lower profile in Jiankang and does not dare to be as arrogant as before. It is still unknown how much the governor of Guangdong can remember the sweet and friendly relationships from back then.
Li Mu didn't ask any more questions, he just cupped his hands to Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Well, Brother Yu is in Fuzhou Mansion, waiting for you to come back, and we brothers will go back to Jiankang to celebrate the New Year together."
"It's just that after returning to Jiankang, I'm afraid you and I won't be able to move around like we do now."
"It doesn't matter."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "If I can return to Jiankang before the New Year this year, I will take my dog to the Prince of Jin's Mansion to pay New Year greetings. I received a letter from my family two days ago, and my dog can already speak."
"good."
Li Mu smiled heartily: "Let's move around more. If you have a son in the future, maybe our two families can get married."
Unless Shen Yi's eldest son is too incompetent in the future, he will most likely inherit the family business and is unlikely to marry a daughter of the clan.
And if there is a second eldest child in the Shen family, it is possible to get married to the Prince of Jin.
After all, although there is no hereditary succession in the Jin Prince's Palace, after Southeast's contribution is taken away, Li Mu will almost certainly succeed to the title of Prince Jin in the future.
His daughter is the princess.
The Shen family's marriage to the princess was still high.
Hearing this sentence, Shen Yi secretly complained in his heart.
This Li family member, Mr. Pancake per capita...
I vaguely remember that when my son was born in the same year, month and day as the eldest daughter of the emperor in the palace, when the emperor summoned me into the palace, what he said was almost exactly the same as what Li Mu said now.
It's just that the emperor wanted his eldest daughter to marry Shen Yi's eldest son, while Li Mu booked the second child of the Shen family.
Although he was complaining in his heart, Mr. Shen still had a smile on his face.
"If I'm lucky, I might be able to reach the top of the Jin Palace."
After the two said a few words for the last time, Shen Yi bowed his hands to Li Mu and said goodbye, then got on his mount.
He sat on the horse and bowed his hands to the farewell crowd, then turned back to look at the dozens of riders behind him, waved his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Let's go!"
Everyone responded with a roar.
Then Master Shen turned the horse's head and ran southward from the official road.
Dozens of riders were galloping along the official road, bringing up a thick cloud of smoke and dust.
After the smoke and dust dissipated, Shen Yi and his party were left with only a distant black spot on the official road, slowly disappearing...
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