While the two people were talking in the carriage, the carriage had slowly stopped. Li Mu opened the curtain and took a look, and found that he did not enter Yueqing County immediately, but stopped at the main entrance of a manor.
There are two words hung on the gate of the manor.
Shen Garden.
The prince of Jin jumped out of the carriage, first looked at the door of the manor, then looked back at Shen Yi, who also got off the carriage, and said with a smile: "I remember when I left Yueqing, this place was still a piece of white land, so short In such a short period of time, he actually built a garden, which is really amazing."
"Because there are craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry here."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "There are more than a hundred craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry, each with a few apprentices. After they finished building the ship, they had some free time, so I asked them to come here to help me build the garden. If I rely on local craftsmen, I am afraid that It will take three to four years to build."
While Master Shen pulled Li Mu into the garden, he called Cheng Tingzhi, Ling Su, Xue Wei and others behind him to enter the garden, and said, "This is considered a public weapon for my private use."
Li Mu, who had the highest status, walked at the front and said with a smile: "It's not inappropriate to use public weapons for personal use. Ziheng, you are an imperial envoy, so it is reasonable to have an official residence."
Hearing the word "official residence", Shen Yi thought for a while and asked: "Your Majesty, where will your headquarters be located? If it is located in Yueqing, this garden can be given to you as an official residence."
Li Mu shook his head repeatedly.
"How can any official residence be located outside the city?"
"Moreover."
He looked back at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "Since this place was built with Zi Heng's hard work, I can't take away people's love. In my opinion, it is better to keep this garden, even if Zi Heng does not work in the southeast in the future. Well, you can also have family members or servants come here to take care of it. When you become famous and go to Jiangnan in the future, you can come here to rest."
"Too bad."
He smiled and said: "It can be left to future generations. It can be regarded as an inheritance of the Shen family."
In this era, every occupier of social resources will soon flourish as long as there is no physical problem.
Naturally, there is no need to say much about a little celebrity in the court like Shen Yi. Take Shen Yi's great-grandfather as an example. In the court, he could only reach the position of six ministers and foreign ministers at most, and he could leave a big family in Jiangdu. By Shen Yi's generation, his great-grandfather's descendants were already dozens or hundreds of years older.
The same is true for Shen Yi.
He does not need to have many sons, only three or four. After three generations, he will have dozens of descendants. By then, the family property will not be too much, but only too little. This garden in Yueqing will also become a family The meat and potatoes in people's eyes.
While the two of them were talking, they had already entered the main hall of Shen's house. Although there was no owner living here, people were cleaning it all the time. Everyone sat down in the main hall according to their seats.
Li Mu had the highest status and was pushed to the main position by Shen Yi. As for the second position, Shen Yi originally wanted Cheng Tinghe, a second-grade official, to sit on it, but Cheng Tingzhi insisted not to sit down, and Shen Yi was considered the master here. , so he, a fifth-rank official, shamelessly sat down.
As for Ling Su, Xue Wei and others, they naturally accompany the last ones.
After sitting down, Shen Yi looked at Ling Su and said: "General Ling, the prince has been appointed as the commander of the coastal capital. You should have received this news. Tonight, I will hold a banquet in Shen Yuan. Then you Bring all the generals from more than a hundred households in the anti-Japanese army, come and see them all."
Ling Su, Xue Wei and others immediately stood up, clasped their fists respectfully and said: "I obey my orders!"
Li Mu coughed and glanced at Shen Yi.
"Zi Heng, the old wounds on my body haven't healed yet..."
The injuries on his body were only flesh wounds, and they had healed before he returned to Jiankang.
He said this because he was unwilling to meet these anti-Japanese generals, fearing that the court would misunderstand that he wanted to unite the army.
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, you are so handsome, you always want to meet the people below, at least today. As for from now on, you can see them if you want to see them, and if you don't want to, you can't see them."
Li Mu hesitated for a moment and sighed silently: "That's all, let me heal my injuries tonight."
Li Mu was not as lively and humorous as Zhang Jian, and rarely told a joke. However, his status was too high, as he was the emperor's cousin, so no one dared to laugh, and the scene was a little awkward for a while.
Only Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the blow was really not in vain."
The two people laughed, and the atmosphere relaxed a little.
After saying a few words, Ling Su and Xue Wei went down to arrange the dinner. Shen Yi looked at Li Mu and asked, "Your Majesty, where will your official residence be located?"
Li Mu rolled his eyes at Shen Yi and said helplessly: "I should ask Zi Heng about this kind of thing, not Zi Heng to me."
Shen Yi reached out and touched his chin. Just as he was about to speak, Cheng Tingzhi, who had been silent all the time, suddenly looked at the two people. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Your Majesty, Master Shen, why not be located in Fuzhou?"
The two people looked at the newly appointed governor of Fujian.
Cheng Tingzhi looked calm, lowered his head slightly and said: "Although Yueqing is a good place and the place where the anti-Japanese army camp is located, it is a county after all. The anti-Japanese army camp can only accommodate 5,000 people. As shown below, Yueqing It can be used as the seat of the Wenzhou Guard, but it is not suitable as the official residence of the Dusi."
"Fuzhou is connected to Zhejiang to the north and Guangdong to the south, and..."
He raised his head, glanced at Shen Yi, and said, "Moreover, the Japanese invasion of Guangdong has not been eliminated. If the official residence of the Dusi is located in Fuzhou, we can coordinate the overall situation along the coast and take care of both the north and the south."
Li Mu and Shen Yi looked at each other and smiled: "Cheng Zhongcheng has started to promote business for Fuzhou before he took office. However, even if the coastal capital is located in Fuzhou, Fuzhou's military strength is only one guard, which is no different from Yueqing."
Cheng Tingzhi glanced at the two people, lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, with your official residence in Dusi, I can rest assured that the Fuzhou Guards will not do anything wrong in Fuzhou. If your official residence is in Yueqing, I will be a little uneasy." "
What he said was a bit official, but Shen Yi could understand his thoughts.
He mainly wanted to use the military strength of Dusi to rectify Fujian officialdom with thunderous means.
After all, wherever Dusi is, Shen Yi will most likely be there. If Shen Yi is not in Fuzhou and he goes to borrow troops from the Fuzhou Guard, the commander of the Fuzhou Guard may not be willing to agree to him.
Cheng Tingzhi took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty, Master Shen, Xiaguan served as the Chief Envoy of Fujian last year. He knows that there is still money in the official treasury of Fujian. As long as the Dusi Yamen is located in Fuzhou, Fujian is willing to pay for the construction of the Dusi Yamen."
Li Mu touched his chin thoughtfully, then turned to look at Shen Yi, and said with a smile: "What do you think Zi Heng?"
The decision-making power on this matter actually lies with Shen Yi. Although Li Mu can express his stance, it is absolutely impossible for him to express his stance.
"What Cheng Zhongcheng said makes sense."
After Shen Yi thought about it, he said to Li Mu: "The Crown Prince can indeed consider setting up the Dusi Yamen in Fuzhou, but the specific establishment of the five coastal guards, as well as the recruitment standards and the selection of the five commanders, still need to be determined. Yueqing decided, I mean, the prince can handle military affairs in Yueqing for the time being, and when the Dusi Yamen in Fuzhou is completed, the prince can take people to Fuzhou."
"At that time, we can also start to form the Fuzhou Guard."
After saying that, Shen Yi looked at Cheng Tingzhi and said with a smile: "When the time comes to recruit troops in Fuzhou, we will need Zhongcheng's help."
"must."
Hearing Shen Yi's words, Cheng Tingzhi felt more confident. He raised his hands to Shen Yi and said: "The Fujian Governor's Yamen will give its full support to the Fuzhou Shipping Department and the Dusi Yamen!"
After a few words between the three of them, the official residence of Coastal Dusi was decided.
After the discussion was over, Prince Jin stood up from his chair, stretched and said, "I'm tired after traveling all the way. Ziheng, find me a place. I'm going to take a nap."
He yawned.
"It's rare that when I go to Zhejiang this time, no local officials come to greet me. Otherwise, dealing with them would be very annoying."
Mr. Shen also stood up and answered: "That's because there is no local government office."
"But word travels fast."
Shen Yi also stretched and said, "Just watch, people from the Wenzhou government office will come to visit the crown prince tomorrow, and in a few days, the Zhejiang governor's office and the Sansi government office will both come."
The prince rolled his eyes and said: "You go deal with them. I am going south this time to enjoy the mountains and rivers, but I don't have the energy to deal with those local officials."
Shen Yi shook his head with a smile: "It's better for the prince to go eat and drink with them, so that I can have time to do something."
Li Mu thought for a moment, then nodded.
"Yes, then I will deal with them."
He glanced at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "These local officials took people to brothels while drinking. I hang out with them. Maybe I can return to Jiankang at the end of the year and give my father a grandson."
Hearing this, Shen Yi did not answer, but just smiled slightly: "The prince seems to be in a much better mood."
Li Mu didn't like to joke before, but he has told several jokes today.
"Seeing this anti-Japanese army, thinking of the five coastal guards in the future, the situation in the southeast is improving, and I am naturally in a good mood."
Li Mu said slowly: "Plus, you don't have to work."
He reached out and patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, with a narrow smile on his face.