It is actually not easy for ordinary people to do business. It does not mean that business routes are difficult to find, but that even if they can make some money, they do not have the ability to keep it.
However, Xu Fu himself had a background as an imperial merchant, and His Majesty the Emperor had personally invested in the company. This Liulichang was destined to go smoothly in the future, and no one could stop it from growing.
Moreover, this Liulichang Workshop may become an iconic place name like "Liulichang" in the future.
After a busy afternoon in Liulichang, communicating with two Westerners in person, and giving his "constructive opinions", Mr. Shen took a carriage back to Jiankang and went to Guiyun Tower to meet his subordinate Zheng Ling.
Had a meal.
This meal was really not short, it lasted until late at night, and the meal was only considered over for two people.
At this time, the newly promoted member Zheng was already drunk and unconscious.
Mr. Shen, on the other hand, was only about three to four points drunk.
In fact, Zheng Ling, a "veteran" with long experience in official circles, has a much better drinking capacity than Shen Yi. It's just that he drank too hard. When Mr. Shen took a casual sip, he raised his head and drank it all.
The way to fully show respect for a leader is to drink yourself under the table.
Zheng Yuanwai fulfilled this sentence perfectly. He was carried back by his family without knowing who was drinking.
Mr. Shen, on the other hand, returned home safe and sound.
For the next two or three days, everything was uneventful.
Until an imperial edict came to the Ministry of War.
To be precise, it was an imperial edict for Shen Yi.
The content of the imperial edict is very simple, and it is something Shen Yi already knew.
The general idea is that because someone wrote to the court and called the Huaihe Navy, there were redundant generals and uneven officers. Some of the more important passes even lacked major generals.
Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor personally ordered Shen Yi, a doctor in the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War, to inspect the Huaihe Navy as an imperial envoy on behalf of the imperial court and the Ministry of War.
Although patrolling the place should theoretically be an errand of the Yushitai, but Shen Yi, a doctor in the Ministry of War, was in charge of the personnel of the military attachés, and the emperor personally ordered the generals. It was barely reasonable for him to serve as the imperial envoy in the capacity of the Ministry of War.
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Ever since, Mr. Shen respectfully accepted the order and thanked him.
After Shen Yi received the imperial edict, before he could sit down in his office, a junior official from the Ministry of War came to inform him that Jiang Jian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, invited him to come and speak.
Master Shen could only put aside the imperial edict in his hand. After arranging his clothes, he opened the door, walked to the door of the Minister of War's office, and knocked on the door.
"Your Majesty."
There was no response from the room. After waiting for a while, the door opened. It was Jiang Shangshu who opened the door for Shen Yi himself. The Minister of War had a smile on his face and made a gesture of invitation.
"Zi Heng, come in quickly."
Shen Yi slightly cupped his hands, walked in, then stood with his hands down and said, "Your Majesty, do you have something to tell me?"
"It's not about giving orders, I'm just talking to you."
Jiang Shangshu had a kind smile on his face. He pointed to the chair in his room and said with a smile: "Zi Heng doesn't have to stand, sit and talk."
Shen Yi nodded first, then sat down silently, looked at Jiang Jian, and said, "What do you want to say, sir?"
"Today's imperial edict..."
When Jiang Shangshu said this, he paused. He touched the beard on his chin. After thinking for a while, he continued: "Did Ziheng know in advance?"
Shen Yi looked up at Jiang Jian but said nothing.
This is an imperial edict. Who dares to say that he knew it in advance? Moreover, this imperial edict was issued by the imperial court because someone recently accused the Huaihe Navy. If it were admitted, wouldn't it mean that the emperor directed and performed it himself?
So naturally it cannot be answered.
Jiang Shangshu may have realized that there was something wrong with his words, so he coughed and said again: "Zi Heng, do you know that your Majesty asked you to find the Huaihe Navy because of..."
Mr. Shen shook his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, how can a minister guess your Majesty's thoughts? All you have to do is follow the wishes of the imperial court and do your job sincerely."
"look at you."
Jiang Shangshu shook his head slightly and sighed: "It's better to be too cautious. You and I are officials from the same yamen. I don't have any other intentions. I just want to prepare for a rainy day."
To put it bluntly, Jiang Jian wanted to know what the emperor's actions meant this time.
After all, when the Huaihe Navy is discussed at court in the future, he, the Minister of War, must speak up and express his position.
At this time, through Shen Yi, the emperor's pulse will be checked. At that time, the emperor's red line will not be stepped on. Maybe when the emperor is happy, he will be promoted to Zhongshu.
After all, with Jiang Jian's current qualifications, there is no obstacle to joining Zhongshu. The key is whether the emperor is willing to use him.
Mr. Shen lowered his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I really don't know about this matter, but I might be able to get some goods from this trip to the Huaihe Navy."
"Let's do this. When the official comes back, how about going to your residence first and paying homage to him?"
Hearing this, Jiang Jian couldn't help but smile on his face. He reached out and patted Shen Yi's shoulder and said with a smile, "Okay, then it's settled."
"If Ziheng has any difficulties, don't hide it. You must tell me. If I can do it, I will definitely do it for you."
Shen Yi stood up, bowed his head slightly to Jiang Shangshu, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, sir."
"No thanks, no thanks."
Jiang Jian said with a smile: "You and I are both officials of the Ministry of War, so naturally we have to help each other in the court."
"That's what the Lord said."
Mr. Shen also had a smile on his face: "I have written it down."
After chatting with the unit leader for a long time, Master Shen finally said goodbye. During the whole process, he basically just talked nonsense and didn't say a word of truth.
This is the basic skill of being an official.
Although Mr. Shen is young, he is not young in officialdom. He has almost mastered all the basic skills that should be mastered.
After leaving Jiang Shangshu's office, Mr. Shen had just returned to his own office, preparing to deal with the paperwork on the table and plan his plans for the future.
However, the plan could not keep up with the change. Not long after he sat down, there was another knock on the door.
Mr. Shen put down his brush impatiently and frowned: "Who is it?"
"Dr. Shen."
A respectful voice came from outside the door: "There is a note from Zhongshu. Please go over and ask questions."
"Zhongshu..."
Mr. Shen was stunned for a moment, then stood up and opened the door.
Standing at the door of the room was an official from the Ministry of War, but he was holding an inconspicuous note with a seal on the lower left side of the note.
Shen Yi took the note and asked, "Which gentleman called me?"
Zhongshu.
To be precise, it should be called the Assembly Hall.
This yamen, or this institution.
It is the highest organization among all yamen in Dachen.
Apart from the imperial power, the Assembly Hall is the supreme existence.
And this "meeting hall" even had some of the imperial power taken away from it, which is why it was able to override the six ministries and nine ministers.
There is no big difference between Zhongshu writing a note and inviting someone to come over for a talk, and His Majesty the Emperor personally inviting someone over.
The official pointed to the red seal on the note, then lowered his head slightly and said, "Look at the seal and the monogram. It should be Prime Minister Chen inviting you to come over."
Only then did Mr. Shen take a serious look at the seal on the paper.
What was stamped was not a public seal, but a private seal, and it was a flower name seal.
Written above are the four characters "Old Man of Qingtian".
Mr. Shen rubbed his head and shook his head slightly: "My brain was confused and I didn't think of it for a while."
Chen Jing, Prime Minister of Zhongshu Council, also known as Ping'an and Qingtian Old Man.
As the chief minister of the dynasty, all officials should have kept these basic information in mind. Shen Yi had naturally memorized these things, but there were too many things going on today and he didn't think of them for a while.
When the Prime Minister was summoned by the Council, Shen Yi did not dare to neglect. After saying hello to the officials in the department, he left the Ministry of War and came to Zhongshu Yamen.
Holding this note from Chen Xiang, Shen Yi traveled smoothly and soon arrived at the door of Chen Jing's apartment. Mr. Shen stood at the door and bowed slightly.
"Mr. Ping'an, Shen Yi from the Ministry of War would like to see you."
