Zhang Jian's appearance and what he said to Shen Yi seemed ordinary, but they implicitly expressed Ganquan Academy's attitude towards Shen Yi and what kind of position they gave Shen Yi.
That's the person who carries the weight.
Shen Yizhi was promoted to several levels just one year after becoming a Jinshi. The potential of this kind of rising star in official circles is almost visible to the naked eye.
What's more important is that Shen Yi is now following the new emperor in vigorously developing the coastal defense force project. This project also has unlimited potential. If done properly, there is a chance to overthrow the Zhao family that has been entrenched in the Huaihe River for 60 years.
Being able to participate in and lead a project of this scale, Shen Yi can naturally be regarded as the leader of the younger generation of Ganquan Academy. In fact, if you are a little more arrogant, you can even say that what Shen Yi is doing now is unparalleled among the younger generation of Ganquan Academy. There are few people who can compare to Shen Yi, even the seniors of Ganquan Academy who were awarded Jinshi early by the Seventh Son of Ganquan.
Of course, there is one thing that must be made clear.
Although Zhang Jian's words carry a lot of weight, they are relatively "obscure".
This kind of cryptic rhetoric is another common way of expression in the officialdom. It is often seen in conversations between superiors and subordinates. When leaders make promises to their subordinates, they often say some confusing words and let the subordinates figure it out on their own. .
If you understand it, it shows that the leader is unpredictable.
But once the subordinates make mistakes in any link, this kind of cloud and fog will have no meaning.
In other words, this can be understood as an advanced way of drawing a pie.
You've made the pie, but you don't have to be responsible.
Shen Yi knew this trick. After all, he had been a boss in his previous life and had also been a leader in the Di newspaper company for a period of time in this life. This kind of thing could not be hidden from him.
At the same time, Shen Yi also knew very well in his heart what status he would have in Ganquan Academy in the future and whether he would become the leader of the entire Ganquan Academy. No one's promises were of any use and he could only rely on himself.
After talking to Zhang Jian at the city gate, because it was really late, Shen Yi said goodbye to Zhang Jian, then jumped into the carriage and set off together.
Along the way, Shen Yi really encountered a lot of troubles.
Because leading two hundred craftsmen is completely different from leading two hundred soldiers.
If there are 200 soldiers, these soldiers will basically set up tents. If they can't reach a town, they can camp on the spot in the wild.
These craftsmen basically have no experience in surviving in the wild, and they are not like soldiers who can give orders and prohibitions, so management is a bit troublesome.
Sometimes, just after noon, we have to start looking for a hotel. There is no ability to camp in the wild, so
Moreover, some craftsmen who grew up in Jiankang did not want to go south with Shen Yi at all, so sometimes after walking for a day or two, they would say that they had headaches and stomachaches, giving various excuses, and just did not want to continue going south.
Regarding these craftsmen who were cheating and causing trouble, several eunuchs who came to the palace to take care of things were very excited. They jumped up and pointed at the noses of these craftsmen and scolded them, saying that after returning to Jiankang, they would be able to enjoy their good fruits.
Relatively speaking, Shen Yi was much calmer.
After all, most of the craftsmen still followed the journey south and did not give up.
Moreover, Shen Yi was a civil servant and was quite patient compared to a military attache. Therefore, he managed the conflicts among these craftsmen very well and proactively gave them a 50% increase in salary.
Thank you, craftsman. Although I was working for the imperial court, my original income was not particularly high. Sometimes I would be deducted by the eunuchs in charge of the War Bureau and officials from the Ministry of War. When Shen Yi clearly gave them more money, most of the troublemakers The craftsmen all settled down and settled down.
Because everyone was riding in horse-drawn carriages, it was impossible to travel too fast. It took nearly ten days to start from Jiankang and arrive at Yongjia, the capital of Wenzhou.
Ten days later, it was mid-August of the eighth year of Hongde.
Nearly fifty carriages have already approached the foot of Yongjia City.
At this time, under Yongjia City, Jin Crown Prince Li Mu, together with a group of officials from Wenzhou Prefecture and a group of generals from the anti-Japanese army, were waiting to welcome Shen Yi and his party.
At this moment, Shen Yi's carriage was walking at the front. When it was still dozens of steps away from the capital city of Wenzhou, Shen Yi signaled the carriage to stop and let the nearly two hundred craftsmen in the carriage get off one after another.
Shen Yi jumped off the carriage first and strode towards Li Mu. When he was about ten steps away from Li Mu, he held his hand and said with a smile: "I have met the crown prince."
Li Mu laughed, stepped forward to hold Shen Yi's arms, and said with a smile: "Zi Heng is finally back. You have been here for almost a month, and I miss you dearly in Wenzhou Mansion."
Shen Yi smiled: "My younger brother is also concerned about the affairs along the coast. After the matter in the capital was settled, he hurried back."
After saying this, he turned to look at Jiang Youde, the prefect of Wenzhou behind Li Mu, and smiled politely and said, "I have met Mr. Jiang."
Magistrate Jiang quickly returned the gift with a smile on his face: "Mr. Shen, you are very polite."
He looked at Shen Yi with an expression of envy that he couldn't hide: "Congratulations to Chief Shen for being promoted to the Ministry of War. You have a bright future."
It makes sense for him to envy Shen Yi.
He, Jiang Youde, like Shen Yi, was also a second-class Jinshi, and he had been an official for more than ten years before he climbed to the position of prefect.
And what about Shen Yi?
He was a Jinshi just last year!
If we calculate the "grade difference" between Beijing officials and local officials, Shen Yi's current sixth-grade director of the Ministry of War is already close to him, a fourth-grade local magistrate.
In terms of authority, it is even better than that!
This is not only enviable, Jiang Fuzun secretly feels so sore that his teeth are about to break!
Same people but different fates!
Shen Yi shook his head modestly.
"I didn't dare to take it. This time I was transferred to the Ministry of War. To put it bluntly, the imperial court needed to train troops along the coast and there were no suitable candidates to send, so they simply sent me here."
He looked at Magistrate Chiang and said with a smile: "As long as Governor Chiang actively cooperates with the anti-Japanese army in training troops to suppress Japanese invaders, he will be able to make contributions. If the anti-Japanese army is successful in the future, the Governor may be promoted to the province."
Magistrate Jiang waved his hand and did not dare to say anything.
Shen Yi looked back at the nearly two hundred craftsmen behind him, as well as the dozen or twenty eunuchs sent by the palace to supervise the work. Then he looked at Magistrate Jiang and said in a deep voice: "Master, here are the people sent by the imperial court to help build the ship. The craftsmen who make firearms are very valuable, so I asked the governor to temporarily arrange a place for them to live, and they will move there after the imperial envoy has built a house for them to live in in a few days."
Jiang Youde glanced at Li Mu cautiously, and when he saw Li Mu smiling and saying nothing, he nodded quickly and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Shen, the government will make arrangements for everything."
After Shen Yi briefly explained a few words to the prefect, he also spoke to several adjutants of the government and the Yongjia County Magistrate, and then stopped communicating with other local officials.
After all, his rank is here, so there is no need to lower his stance too low.
After talking to the local magistrate, he turned his attention to the generals of the anti-Japanese army. The leaders were naturally Ling Su and Xue Wei.
Seeing Shen Yi's gaze, Ling Su and Xue Wei both stepped forward and respectfully saluted Shen Yi with clasped fists.
"I've met Mr. Shen."
"I've met Si Zheng!"
The person named Sizheng is naturally Xue Wei, who is not very "sensible".
Ling Su coughed and tried to correct Xue Wei.
Shen Yi naturally didn't care about this. They hadn't seen each other for a month, so he returned the courtesy to the two people, and then asked about the current situation of the anti-Japanese army.
After a while of greetings, Li Mu on the side took Shen Yi's arm and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, it's going to be dark if we keep talking. Magistrate Jiang has prepared a banquet for you in the city for Zi Heng. Let's do it right now." Let’s go to the banquet.”
Jiang Youde stood beside Li Mu and also echoed.
Shen Yi glanced at Li Mu, then lowered his eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty, there are two eunuchs in charge of the palace accompanying these craftsmen. Do you want to invite them to dinner together?"
Hearing this, Li Mu frowned subconsciously, with an expression of disgust that could not be concealed.
Shen Yi also knew that he was not very willing to sit at the same table with the eunuchs, so he said with some helplessness: "They are sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the palace. It's better to ignore them, otherwise my next errand will be difficult to handle."
Li Mu could only say "hmm" and said lightly: "Since we are the emperor's messengers, let's invite them too."
Shen Yi nodded and said with a smile: "There's nothing else to do. I'll find a restaurant in the city later and treat the craftsmen from the War Bureau and the Ministry of Industry to a good meal."
Li Mu sounded a little surprised and said with a smile: "Zi Heng seems to value these craftsmen very much."
Mr. Shen turned back and pointed at the craftsmen and smiled.
"Maybe in the future, victory and defeat of the enemy will all depend on them."