marquis of jingan

Chapter 464 Stock up!

After entering Yongjia City, Shen Yi quickly entered the working state.

And when he is doing things now, he is much more confident than before.

Because of his former identity, he was a little embarrassed.

He used to be Sizheng of the Mansion Reporting Department. During the process of going south, he actually didn't have any duties on him. If he had to insist, he could be said to be the "staff" of the imperial envoy Li Mu at that time.

That's a role like a consultant.

But now, Mr. Shen has transformed into a master of the military department who came to supervise the building of warships. No matter what he does, it is much more legitimate.

First of all, it is the treatment of these craftsmen.

Shen Yi first asked the two eunuchs in charge of the previous treatment of the craftsmen, then went to see how much money was left in the account of the Anti-Japanese Army, and finally discussed with Li Mu, and finally decided to set the basic monthly money of the craftsmen at Two taels of silver.

This is the basic income, and some advanced craftsmen will give more according to a certain percentage.

But even this basic income is about [-]% higher than the previous income of these craftsmen in the imperial court.

In addition to these basic salaries, Shen Yi also plans to establish some incentive measures. For example, if there are any difficulties encountered in the process of building firearms, as long as a craftsman can solve them, he will be rewarded with a sum of money.

Of course, if someone can directly invent a better artillery, they will directly pay a lot of money.

With the current financial resources of the anti-Japanese army, it can be supported.

After tentatively finalizing these work plans, Shen Yi found the imperial envoy Li Mu in Yongjia City, and told him roughly the plans he had made.

As an imperial envoy, Li Mu's biggest advantage is his obedience.

After he listened roughly, he nodded with a smile and said, "Ziheng can decide on his own about these matters. You don't have to ask me. The money for the anti-Japanese army is all in the hands of that eunuch Du. I'll fight with that old eunuch later." Say hello, as long as you go to get the money, Ziheng, I will approve it."

Shen Yi smiled helplessly: "My son is relieved."

After a pause, he continued: "In addition to the salary arrangement of these craftsmen, there is also the question of where the dock will be built."

"In advance, I have asked the people in the residence's newspaper department to ask. Taizhou, Wenzhou, and some coastal states all have shipyards, but the largest shipyard is in Mingzhou."

"I mean…"

Shen Yi slightly lowered his eyebrows and said: "If you build a shipyard on the coast, it will take too much time and effort. Why don't you find a bigger one in these coastal shipyards, or buy or levy..."

"Directly use these ready-made shipyards as our warship docks."

"However, the specific location is still up to you, my son."

At this moment, Li Mu's injuries have healed. He stood up, looked at Shen Yi with a smile, and said: "Site selection, of course, must be decided on the spot. Originally, I should talk to you, Ziheng. Let’s go for a run together, but in a few days, I will continue to go south to patrol the sea.”

He took out his own jade token from his sleeve, put it in Shen Yi's hand, and said with a smile: "You, Ziheng, are fully responsible for the matter of the dock. What you mean is what I mean."

Shen Yi looked at the jade tablet in his hand, a little speechless.

Because he knew in his heart that the reason why the prince of Jin delegated power in this way was purely out of caution, because he didn't want to be met with the emperor's suspicion during this errand of patrolling the sea.

Therefore, he avoided these specific matters as much as he could, and he never even refused to participate in the army building of the Anti-Japanese Army.

What's even more outrageous is that during the month when Shen Yi left Wenzhou to return to Jiankang, the imperial envoy used the excuse of recovering from his injuries to lie down in Wenzhou mansion for a month!

In the course of this month, he just stayed in this manor so quietly, and he didn't even go to the anti-Japanese army barracks once.

Therefore, this errand, most of the things, were on Shen Yi's shoulders.

This is not only a matter of Li Mu's attitude, but also very likely a situation that His Majesty the Emperor wants to see.

Seeing that Shen Yi was silent, Li Mu patted Shen Yi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't think too much, I went south to inspect the coast to complete the errand entrusted by His Majesty, and try to copy more Japanese-speaking papers in Fujian and Guangdong. Profiteer and bandit, give Ziheng more military pay."

Shen Yi opened his mouth to say something, but he still didn't say it. After being silent for a while, he sighed and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the clan forces in Fujian and Guangdong are much more united than other places. Bring some people over there, and if something happens, treat it as training recruits."

"it is good."

Li Mu nodded briskly, and said with a smile: "I heard that the Anti-Japanese Army now has more than 2000 people. Tomorrow, I will go to see Ling Qianhu and ask him to give me half of the manpower as the commander, and let me continue to go south with him." .”

With more than 1000 troops with us, there is no need to worry about local forces making troubles.

Shen Yi nodded silently, and then asked: "When will the prince leave?"

Li Mu glanced at Shen Yi, smiled and said: "Depends on the situation, if Ziheng you want to drag me to build some kind of warship tomorrow, then I will leave early tomorrow morning."

"If you, Ziheng, build a warship in a few days, then I will rest for another two days."

Shen Yi was speechless.

Next, he and Li Mu discussed some small things about this sea patrol, and then the two chatted about Jiankang, before Shen Yi said goodbye and left.

After leaving Li Mu's manor, Shen Yi went straight to a mansion next to Li Mu's manor without hesitation.

This mansion was also donated by Jiang Youde, the prefect of Wenzhou, from a wealthy local businessman, and now the eunuchs sent by the palace live in it.

After Shen Yi entered the house, he soon met a group of eunuchs headed by the old eunuch Du Huai in the backyard.

After seeing Shen Yi, all the eunuchs were also quite enthusiastic, and pulled Shen Yi's sleeves to invite Shen Yi in for tea.

Master Shen took his seat, and after drinking two sips of tea, he glanced at Eunuch Du and said with a smile, "Eunuch Du, Mr. Shen came to see you today mainly because he was ordered to build a dock and build warships for the imperial court."

After saying this, Shen Yi took out a list from his sleeve, put it in front of Du Huai, and said, "Please look, Eunuch Du, this is what Shen asked those shipwrights about in the past two days. Materials suitable for shipbuilding, Mr. Du, please start buying wood now, and send it as soon as possible after buying."

Du Huai took the list and took a look at it first. They were all conventional woods such as elm and fir, but some materials limited the width of the wood, that is to say, they had to be made of large materials.

The old eunuch put away the list, looked at Shen Yi, and said with a smile: "Master Shen, don't be impatient. I heard that the location of the dock has not yet been decided. The wood has been delivered, and there is no place to place it. It is better to wait for the location of the dock to be selected." After you decide, it won’t be too late to buy.”

Shen Yi frowned, then lowered his eyebrows and said: "You don't need to choose a site first, just send it to Wenzhou Prefecture. Even if the shipyard is not in Wenzhou Prefecture, it will not be too far from Wenzhou Prefecture."

He glanced at Du Huai, and continued: "If Eunuch Du is unwilling to buy big ingredients, he can take 10 taels of cash, and Mr. Shen will send someone else to buy them."

Du Huai coughed, but did not answer the words.

Shen Yi didn't bother to argue with him, and continued: "There is also a shortage of materials for making gunpowder and iron ore here. I hope Eunuch Du can help buy them."

Hearing this, Du Huai frowned, then shook his head slowly.

"Master Shen, the imperial court strictly controls the materials used to prepare gunpowder. Our family may not be able to buy them. I'm afraid the imperial court must send them over."

"Buy it in the name of my Ministry of War."

Shen Yi frowned: "Isn't the Ministry of War a part of the imperial court?"

"You just go and buy it. If you can't buy it there, Shen will write to the court again, saying that it is inconvenient to purchase supplies, and ask His Majesty to allow me to fight against the Japanese army and purchase military supplies by myself."

(End of this chapter)